Ill tell you straight. 2 adults one working 4 days a week 32 hours earning £500, we have 2 children 3 the eldest. We have Sky TV and Internet ontop of unavoidable bills. Rent £300pm, Tax £125pm, Water £60pm, Gas/ Electric can be as much as £100pm. We get £300 benefit a month divided weekly.
pm = per month. Just to add were both White English living in a small rural town on a council estate.
So thats roughly £800 income and £550 outgoing plus we pay finances for kitchen appliances, PC, TV and any other hardware we need because we cant pay outright. We generally have £200-£150 for 4 weeks.