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Living Wage doesn't meet basic needs in Kent

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 20:01, 20 August 2018

Parents on the National Living wage in Kent are unable to afford basic needs.

That's according to the Child Poverty Action Group, which found that couples with two children would be £49 short of the income needed.

The current National Living Wage is £7.83 an hour for those 25 and above.

The National Living Wage doesn't allow some people in Kent to meet basic needs. Stock image

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