Low-income households in India reported no increase in income over the past five years, according to a Redseer report. Around 77 per cent of such households faced stagnant incomes wherein even a marginal growth in income was often offset due to rising inflation and cost of living which directly impacted costs associated with food, healthcare, housing, and daily transportation. As per the survey, many low-income individuals work in informal or unregulated sectors that generate irregular income streams. This leads to perpetual financial instability for such earners.