Low-income Families and Household Spending
Research Report No. 192
By Christopher Farrell and William O'Connor
This study explores how low-income families (couples and lone parents) with dependent children spend an increase in household income following a move into work. The study is based on qualitative research with households selected from the 2000 and 2001 waves of the Families and Children Study (FACS). It focuses on the impact of an increase in income on living standards, and on low-income families' financial positions with regard to debt and access to financial services.
July 2003 103 pages 297x210mm
ISBN 1 84123 5970 £33.00