Chapter 2: Monetary Poverty GUIDE ON POVERTY MEASUREMENT
Chapter 2: Monetary Poverty GUIDE ON POVERTY MEASUREMENT Chapter leader: ONS, United Kingdom Draft 28 June 2016 Section A: Concepts & Methods 1. Introduction As set out in the previous chapter, by far the most commonly used approach to measuring poverty is the use of monetary indicators, usually based on low income or consumption, as a proxy for low material living standards. …