breadline

But, unfortunately, people are living on the breadline and it is very difficult if you have three children and you are on a minimal income.

Badenoch said she opposed that decision, arguing it would mean pensioners "on the breadline" would miss out.

She told the BBC she believed the pension credit threshold was too low and to qualify for it "you truly have to be on the breadline".

When the tour’s over, I’m back on the breadline, honey.

Ministers often repeat that 100,000 children have been kept above the breadline by their policies, and the child payment is frequently lauded by charities.