5.3 Living standards 5.3: Living standards Capabilities the central and Indicators Outcomes Topics - the future we want – valuable freedoms and how People’s we right to an adequate – opportunities measure standard of living is respected, progress protected and fulfilled To enjoy an adequate standard of Poverty Everyone has Adults an and adequate children living in living, with independence and standard of households living, including 60% contemporary security, and to be cared for and nutrition, clothing, median housing, income after housing costs supported when necessary. warmth, social Social security, security social / benefit system services and Child utilities poverty and poverty of disabled Every person should be capable of: All people people, can live refugees as and asylum seekers Enjoying an adequate and secure independently Food as and possible fuel poverty and standard of living, including with dignity Material deprivation nutrition, clothing, housing, Nobody lives in overcrowded Housing Homelessness warmth, social security, social accomodation Overcrowding and suitable services and utilities Social/ affordable housing is accommodation Having control over personal readily available Housing benefits spending Those who Housing rent have tenure security of Getting the care they need tenure Housing for Gypsies/Travellers and Having control over how care is People have access to and disabled people provided to support independent control over effective and Social care Access to social care living social care and support Quality of social care Getting around inside and outside to enable independent living, Dignity and respect in social care the home and enjoying home including accessible housing Choice and control over support to in peace and security enable independent living, and Living with independence, dignity independent advocacy and self-respect Social care funding Impact of caring on carers
5.3 Living standards 5.3: Living standards Capabilities – the central and valuable freedoms and opportunities Outcomes - the future we want People’s right to an adequate standard of living is respected, protected and fulfilled Everyone has an adequate standard of living, including nutrition, clothing, housing, warmth, social security, social services and utilities All people can live as independently as possible and with dignity Nobody lives in overcrowded accomodation Social/ affordable housing is readily available Those who rent have security of tenure People have access to and control over effective and social care and support to enable independent living, including accessible housing Indicators – how we measure progress Topics To enjoy an adequate standard of living, with independence and security, and to be cared for and supported when necessary. Every person should be capable of: Enjoying an adequate and secure standard of living, including nutrition, clothing, housing, warmth, social security, social services and utilities Having control over personal spending Getting the care they need Having control over how care is provided to support independent living Getting around inside and outside the home and enjoying home in peace and security Living with independence, dignity and self-respect Poverty Adults and children living in households 60% contemporary median income after housing costs Social security / benefit system Child poverty and poverty of disabled people, refugees and asylum seekers Food and fuel poverty Material deprivation Housing Homelessness Overcrowding and suitable accommodation Housing benefits Housing tenure Housing for Gypsies/Travellers and disabled people Social care Access to social care Quality of social care Dignity and respect in social care Choice and control over support to enable independent living, and independent advocacy Social care funding Impact of caring on carers