How is relative poverty usually defined in the UK?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Living in a household with income below 60% of the median
- Step 1: Relative poverty compares a household's income with others.
- Step 2: The threshold is 60% of median household income.
Answer
Living in a household with income below 60% of the median.
Why not the others: Having no income at all: this is not the definition. Living in a household with income below the average of the whole country: the definition uses 60% of the median. Not being able to afford any luxuries: relative poverty is based on income.
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