Minimum Income

[t84]

http://www.minimumincome.org.uk/

Been having a play with this, found it on the BBC website, pretty interesting stuff!

[Scott330ci]

I'm not so sure it is.

I clicked next twice and it said £22k.

That was it. No prize or anything. I could have told you my minimum income I need.

Edited by Scott330ci on Tuesday 6th July 11:21

[t84]

Oooookay...

[aclivity]

minimum income said:

What you need as a minimum is high…
…and exceeds the higher tax rate threshold. We cannot calculate beyond this.

I'm screwed.

[okgo]

What a wk website.

asks three questions and then churns out 22k.

[SystemParanoia]

27k... I should be so lucky!

I'd be happy if I even got halfway to that lol

[Flintstone]

Site's a bit boring. Surely they could jazz it up with some sponsorship from places like Fortnum & Mason, Harrod's, Asprey?

[Deva Link]

Be interesting to merge that in with the benefits calculator - https://www.turn2us.entitledto.co.uk/entitlementca...

[Famous Graham]

okgo said:

What a wk website.

asks three questions and then churns out 22k.

You can the adjust stuff.

But it's still rubbish. "Minimum standard of living" includes holidays and TVs apparently...

[t84]

You need to go to the bottom and click 'adjust' to change stuff, bit of a w**k design...

[fido]

Famous Graham said:

But it's still rubbish. "Minimum standard of living" includes holidays and TVs apparently...

Ridiculous. What about the £2k a month allowance to go out for dinners at least once a week, and fuel BOTH your people carriers?

[Deva Link]

fido said:

Famous Graham said:

But it's still rubbish. "Minimum standard of living" includes holidays and TVs apparently...

Ridiculous. What about the £2k a month allowance to go out for dinners at least once a week, and fuel BOTH your people carriers?

It can't cope with incomes above the 40% tax threshold so it's clearly ridiculously useless for PHer's.

[andye30m3]

According to the breakdown rent should be £52.62 a week, not sure thats achievable anywhere in the uk.

[Deva Link]

andye30m3 said:

According to the breakdown rent should be £52.62 a week, not sure thats achievable anywhere in the uk.

That's the same as I'm paying for my mortgage (£211/mth).

(I am overpaying it though )

[Engineer1]

On Breakfast the woman from minimum income said it is based on one weeks holiday in the UK, and the assumption is that you can travel by public transport/ taxis so it is urban based.

[Neil H]

It assumes rent is £65 per week.... so it assumes everyone is a student?

[anonymous-user]

Rent: £52.62 a week.... wtf?? I pay £350 a month and thats in a bloody student house.

Its pretty in accurate to be honest.

[WildCards]

Ha! I need considerablaaaay more to live than yows lots. £30,569!

[MentalSarcasm]

I've got food as £44.34 a week. I live on my own and I know from my student days that I can survive perfectly well on £25 a week.

And then it has travel costs and motoring at £19.72 a week. If my petrol costs alone to get to and from work were that low I would be crying with joy.

[Bullett]

23k odd

But then adjusted apparently I need 990 a week. Which is also bks.
Plus it can't cope with partner income over 40k.

Totally pointless website.