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Falling living standards for jobseekers

Graham Watson

8th September 2015

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This article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34151666 looks at one of the more obvious costs of unemployment for the individual worker - the loss of income. by 2020, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) believe that a jobless couple with two children will be £221 short of an 'acceptable income level'

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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