▁cl othing . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁is ▁to ▁allow ▁a ▁worker ▁to ▁afford ▁a ▁basic ▁but ▁decent ▁standard ▁of ▁living ▁through ▁employ ment ▁without ▁government ▁subs id ies . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁flexible ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁" ne eds ", ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁one ▁univers ally ▁accepted ▁measure ▁of ▁what ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁is ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁it ▁var ies ▁by ▁location ▁and ▁household ▁type . ▁A ▁related ▁concept ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁w age ▁– ▁one ▁sufficient ▁to ▁not ▁only ▁support ▁ones elf , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁family . ▁▁ ▁The ▁living ▁w age ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁latter ▁can ▁fail ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁requirements ▁for ▁a ▁basic ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁which ▁leaves ▁the ▁worker ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁government ▁programs ▁for ▁additional ▁income . ▁Living ▁w ages ▁have ▁typically ▁only ▁been ▁adopted ▁in ▁municipal ities . ▁In ▁economic ▁terms , ▁the ▁living ▁w age ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁price ▁floor ▁for ▁labor . ▁It ▁thus ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁national ▁minimum ▁w age ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁set ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁legal ▁threshold . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁advoc ates ▁define ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁working ▁ 4 0 ▁hours ▁a ▁week , ▁with ▁no ▁additional ▁income , ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁the ▁bas ics ▁for ▁a ▁mod est ▁but ▁decent ▁life , ▁such ▁as , ▁food ,