The UK needs a minimum income standard

The UK needs a minimum income standard

Twenty years ago, debates about child poverty were focused on the need for all families to share in the growing prosperity of our country. Today we talk more about why so many need to use food banks because they have run out of money before the end of the month. Many factors contribute to family poverty, but an underlying issue is whether our social safety net provides the income required to meet the most basic of needs. Increasingly, under rece…