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Fraser Focus on low-income households: Cost of living
Episode 160
Monday, 5 October, 2026
Participants: Ben Cooper - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteChirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteHannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander InstituteAbigail Davis - Co-Director, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough UniversityJuliet Stone - Associate Director & Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough UniversityRussell Gunson - Head of Programmes and Practice, Robertson TrustTime stamps: (00:15) Introductions(01:26) How economists think about the cost of living(07:57) The Minimum Income Standard (MIS)(12:58) Building the MIS from interview data(18:09) The MIS and disability(24:54) How MIS relates to inflation measures(30:49) What policy can do to reduce the cost of living(38:23) More on policy; targeted vs universal approaches(40:57) The Minimum Income Guarantee(48:34) Cost of living vs income as drivers of poverty
