A Scrutiny sub-panel will look at results from the recent Social Survey and Income Support figures and will conduct personal interviews to answer the question: ‘Who can afford to live in Jersey?’.
Deputy Geoff Southern, who chairs the Income Support sub-panel, said that the review would include a detailed statistical study by a researcher from Oxford University and a study of income tax thresholds, social insurance contributions, pensions and rent-setting policy.
Deputy Southern said: ‘We shall examine minimum standards of living and the impact of inflation on households below average income. Of particular concern will be the treatment of particularly vulnerable target groups, including children, pensioners, single-parent families, young people, and those with a disability.’
