it's 2020 now so imagine how much worse it IS NOW than the following study

The 2015 study found that a single adult would need £682.80 a month to cover essentials. This includes £79.28 on fuel bills, £197.98 on food and £125.60 on travel. This would also cover £88.09 for household goods and services such as detergent or getting an appliance fixed and £69.24 for personal goods and services, such as toiletries or a trip to the dentist.

Assuming rent was £394, that would leave £94.20 a month for everything else, including clothing, any socialising, leisure activities, birthday and Christmas presents, holidays, pension contributions and general savings.

Amy, 32, from Huddersfield, who did not wish to give her surname, knows just how difficult it is to keep to a strict budget. She has struggled on a minimum wage of £6.90 an hour as a retail assistant. She lives on her own in a council flat, which she couldn't afford without housing benefit. It would be far too expensive to run a car, she says, and so she relies on local buses. Most months she must decide between food and bills.

@Gandalf