Family of four needs 'at least' £40,800 a year, says thinktank

Joseph Rowntree Foundation says inflation and benefit cuts are pushing decent standard of living further out of reach

Rising inflation and less generous state benefits have made it harder over the past year for families on tight budgets to enjoy what the public considers a decent standard of living, according to one of Britain's leading thinktanks.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said that despite an above-inflation increase in the "national living wage", low-income families were falling further behind a minimum income standard.

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