A third of UK lives on inadequate income, says think tank

A third of UK lives on inadequate income, says think tank Nearly a third of the population of Britain is living on an "inadequate" income, according to research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). In 2014-15, it said that 19 million people were living on less than the Minimum Income Standard (MIS). It said the problem was that household costs have been rising, while incomes have stagnated. Inadequate income 收入不足 Think tank 智囊团，智库 Population 人口 Minimum income standard 最低收入标准 Household 家庭的 A household name 家喻户晓的名字 Cost 成本 Stagnate 停滞