2016 Weekly MESL Expenditure Budgets

The weekly core costs of a Minimum Essential Standard of Living in 2016 are detailed in the budget tables below.

Download Rural MESL Core Table

MESL core budgets (excluding housing, childcare & effect of secondary benefits) for further Rural Household Types are available to download:

• Two Parent Household Types
• One Parent Household Types
• One & Two Working Age Adult Household Types, with no children
• Pensioner Household Types