Independent research - commissioned by a States body investigating the impact of low incomes - shows some claimants are living on 20 per cent less than the official 'poverty threshold.'
But the Social Security Minister says the real answer is getting people off benefits and into employment.
Independent research, published today for a government panel investigating low incomes, shows a single parent with two children on Income Support has an income that is 18 percent below what's considered the poverty line.
For a couple with two children, they are 23 percent below it, and worst off of all are a couple with no children, 30 percent below that threshold.
Peter's story
Every day, Peter Ring goes for a walk to town.
It is a struggle these days because of a number of health issues, but life is also a struggle financially.
That is because the support he gets from Social Security doesn't keep up with the real cost of living.
The weekend event coincides with International Pride Month and the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
The scheme has been backed by the island's Lieutenant-Governor, and is the first of its kind in the Channel Islands.
Sunny spells and isolated light showers. After dusk fair spells with isolated showers.