'No-frills' lifestyle out of reach of parents on minimum wage – study

Child Poverty Action Group report shows 11% weekly shortfall for couple working full-time raising two children

Couples raising two children while working full-time on the minimum wage are falling £49 a week short of being able to provide their family with a basic, no-frills lifestyle, research has found.

The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) called for an increase in the government’s “national living wage” to allow families to have an acceptable standard of living.

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