I am gainfully employed or self-employed

I choose not to work

I have access to financial savings

I am adequately supported by my family or partner

I can claim back tax or work allowances on the fees

I have income from property or investments

I have a reasonable amount of expendable income**

I am able to meet all of my basic needs*

I may have some debt but it doesn’t prohibit attainment of my basic needs*

​I am unemployed or underemployed

I am self-employed and my income is low, irregular and uncertain

I qualify government assistance, e.g. benefits, local welfare schemes.

I have dependants and I’m the sole provider of my household

I frequently stress about meeting basic needs*

I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting my basic needs*.

I have no access to savings

I have very limited expendable income*

I am unable to work 

I access voluntary assistance

I barely afford to meet my basic needs*

I am a full-time carer for a family member at home

I have very restricted personal income

I have barely any expendable income**

I am restricted by my family or partner to a small personal allowance

I have no recourse to public funds

I am a refugee or asylum seeker (or similarly impacted state violence)

I rent a lower-end property or have unstable housing