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Why is it harder to get by than it was for our parents?
Being poor is expensive in ways that do not show in a price index
a walkthrough with stand-ins — a demonstration, not a finding · root cause · sealed
It significantly influences
The system is designed so that trying harder changes little
certified · 11 yes · 3 no · 1 abstained
What significantly influences it
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades
certified · 13 yes · 1 no · 1 abstained
Judged not to be linked
A single wage no longer supports a household
judged not to · 1 yes · 13 no · 1 abstained
You are means-tested on last year while living in this one
judged not to · 3 yes · 12 no
Both of us work and neither of us can be ill
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
They think we spend too much and cannot see what things cost
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
Assets rose faster than wages for four decades
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
The benefit that would help takes five weeks to arrive
judged not to · 1 yes · 14 no
The deposit rises faster than we can save toward it
judged not to · 0 yes · 14 no · 1 abstained
You pay more over five years and own nothing at the end
judged not to · 3 yes · 11 no · 1 abstained
A single wage no longer supports a household
judged not to · 3 yes · 12 no
You are means-tested on last year while living in this one
judged not to · 0 yes · 14 no · 1 abstained
Both of us work and neither of us can be ill
judged not to · 7 yes · 21 no · 1 abstained · cross-group
They think we spend too much and cannot see what things cost
judged not to · 2 yes · 13 no
The benefit that would help takes five weeks to arrive
judged not to · 2 yes · 13 no
The deposit rises faster than we can save toward it
judged not to · 3 yes · 12 no
You pay more over five years and own nothing at the end
judged not to · 0 yes · 15 no
The system is designed so that trying harder changes little
judged not to · 2 yes · 12 no · 1 abstained
A group’s judgement, not a measurement. Demo room. On the atlas.
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