The Living Wage

Hirsch, Donald; Valadez-Martinez, Laura

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“…This approach is inconsistent with a multidimensional understanding of poverty and contrary to the UNESCR which gives people the right to food, not the right to be fed (Lambie-Mumford, 2013;Riches & Silvasti, 2014). Instead of further stigmatising and excluding families from 'ordinary living patterns' (Townsend, 1979: 31), and discriminating against large and lone parent families, government should use budget standards research to ensure that wages and social security benefits, in combination, are adequate for a socially acceptable standard of living and eating that recognises the fundamental role of food in health and social inclusion (Hirsch and Valadez-Martinez, 2017;Padley and Hirsch, 2017).…”

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Which Types of Family are at Risk of Food Poverty in the UK? A Relative Deprivation Approach

O’Connell¹,

Owen²,

Padley

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Social Policy and Society

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Not enough is known in the UK about how economic phenomena and policy changes have impacted families' ability to feed themselves. This article employs a novel way of identifying the types of UK families at risk of food poverty over time. Applying a relative deprivation approach, it asks what counts in the UK as a socially acceptable diet that meets needs for health and social participation and how much this costs. Comparing this to actual food expenditure by different family types, between 2005 and 2013, it identifies which are spending less than expected and may be at risk of food poverty. The analysis finds the proportion has increased over time for most family types and for lone parents and large families in particular. The discussion considers findings in light of changing economic and policy contexts and the implications for policy responses of how food poverty is defined and measured.

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Which Types of Family are at Risk of Food Poverty in the UK? A Relative Deprivation Approach

O’Connell¹,

Owen²,

Padley

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Social Policy and Society

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“…The LPC has commissioned over 140 studies on the NMW since it was introduced in 1999 and found that it has had "little adverse effect on employment" (Low Pay Commission, 2016b, p. xvi;Metcalf, 2008). This reflects extensive research on minimum wage effects in the USA suggesting largely benign impacts overall (Schmitt, 2013;Hirsch and Valadez, 2017). Yet however much research takes place, the LPC ironically has a brief for which success entails continuing uncertainty, since allowing the NMW to rise to a level that significantly harms jobs would bring more knowledge but represent a policy failure.…”

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“…Ideas relating to what wage rate allows workers and their dependents to live at an acceptable level date back to medieval and ancient thinkers such as Plato and Thomas Aquinas (Anker, 2011;Stabile, 2008;Hirsch and Valadez, 2017). Laissez-faire classical economic theorists believed that allowing labour markets to act freely would result in reasonable wages (Hirsch and Valadez, 2017, pp.…”

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“…Yet it is problematic because it ignores the fact that the proportion of spending devoted to basic material essentials differs in countries at different levels of development (Anker, 2011). Moreover, since households with tight budget constraints are likely to have higher unmet needs in non-subsistence areas of their budget than in buying the essentials for survival, the observed ratio of total spending to expenditure on material essentials provides an unreliable guide to total needs (Hirsch and Valadez, 2017).…”

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“…A national figure, it said in its first report, should "accurately reflect the views and experiences of ordinary people […] about what is required to fully participate in society, and how social norms and needs change over time" (Living Wage Commission, 2016, p. 5). A single new method based on MIS was therefore adopted to replace separate methodologies for London and outside, the London calculation having drawn on an older, expert-based method (GLA Economics, 2015) and the outside London one by CRSP, on the basis of MIS (Hirsch and Moore, 2011).…”

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Contemporary UK wage floors and the calculation of a living wage

Hirsch

2017

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation.*Related content and download information correct at time of download. Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to describe how the voluntary living wage (LW) in the UK is set. It examines how this calculation relates to contemporary approaches to setting wage floors, both in relation to their goal of supporting adequate living standards and in relation to the place of wage floors in the labour mark. Design/methodology/approach -The paper examines how compulsory and voluntary wage floors are being determined, in the UK and in particular the role of public consensus in contributing to the calculation and adoption of a LW. It then reflects on the future sustainability of a system of wage floors in which the concept of the LW plays a significant role. Findings -The central finding is that widespread support for wages delivering socially acceptable minimum living standards has transformed the context in which low pay is being addressed in the UK. The LW idea has stimulated more decisive efforts to do so; however, if a compulsory version of a LW were to reach a level shown to be harming jobs, this could seriously undermine such efforts. Moreover, the extent to which adequate wages are compatible with high employment levels can also be influenced by state support for households, especially tax credits and Universal Credit. Originality/value -The paper clarifies how the setting of the UK LW contributes to objectives related both to living standards and to labour markets, and critically addresses some key issues raised.

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Decoration makes a home: The role of living room furnishings in achieving a dignified standard of living in urban Mexico

Valadez-Martinez

2019

Emotion, Space and Society

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This article explores the ways in which home furnishings and the ability to decorate one's living room form part of a dignified standard of living. The analysis uses data from the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) project in Mexico, which finds the income required to achieve a decent standard of living based on what members of the public consensually define. Six focus groups were carried out in Monterrey and Mexico City in 2016 and concentrated on listing the items that any living room in a family with children in that country should have in order to achieve a dignified standard of living. Results indicate that a dignified standard of living entails more than just having access to housing and includes the ability to produce a home. Being able to imprint one's personality and to feel connected with society were understood as crucial components of a dignified standard of living. Consequently, participants in the study in Mexico stressed the importance of furnishings and decoration in the living room that fulfil a practical function but also help to satisfy the need for self-identification and connectedness with society.

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The Living Wage

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Which Types of Family are at Risk of Food Poverty in the UK? A Relative Deprivation Approach

Which Types of Family are at Risk of Food Poverty in the UK? A Relative Deprivation Approach

Contemporary UK wage floors and the calculation of a living wage

Decoration makes a home: The role of living room furnishings in achieving a dignified standard of living in urban Mexico

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