breadline

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.

Michelle was inspired to launch the project because of her own experience living on the breadline.

The true number of people on the breadline may be much higher.