Within two years, almost 7.1m of the nation’s 13m youngsters will be in homes with incomes judged to be less than the minimum necessary for a decent standard of living, according to a new report. Full story >>
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The literal meaning of breadline is a line of people waiting to receive food given by a charitable organization or public agency. Figuratively speaking, someone who is on the breadline is very poor. And if you are living below the breadline, you are even poorer than that. • Save the Children Scotland say the number of children living below the breadline remains "unacceptably high". Above the breadline suggests you are a bit better off, but not much. • Pensioners are being forced to live ‘just above the breadline’, with inflation-busting bills leaving them with little money to enjoy retirement, according to a new report by Age Concern.
