Nerd alert!
I don't live in the UK but I was curious to see their budget converted to dollars. The category I fall under (single working age female) was updated in 2008, so I decided to use the online calculator they link to. I converted the figures to monthly dollar amounts. For shits and giggles, I categorized the items into the budget groups that I use, and compared my numbers to theirs. (I used the average of my last 3 months' spending. Yay YNAB!) For reference, I'm a single female living in NYC. Attached a screenshot.
Observations:
-$330/month on "Social and cultural activities" seems awfully high to me to be considered a "minimum" amount...
-The food total of $362 is close to my monthly spending amount, but I've been pretty spendy on food lately and could definitely spend less.
-Also not sure if alcohol should be considered part of a "minimum" budget...
Notes:
-Used the GBP/USD rate Google told me: 1.714315
-Converted weeks to months using 52/12=4 1/3
-They seemed to put health insurance under "Personal goods and services", so I put my insurance amounts under "Household". My insurance is deducted from my paycheck pre-tax though... I haven't made an adjustment for that.
-I put my misc. expenses under "Fun" to keep it simple.