2015 Income Scenarios
he tables below detail income scenarios for representative household types.
Household income is assessed in social welfare dependent scenarios and in employed scenarios. In employed scenarios household income is comprised of income from work (at the rate of the national minimum wage €8.65 per hour) and any relevant social welfare entitlements.
For pensioners, household income is based on the State Contributory or Non Contributory Pension.
Household Types with Children
- Two Parents, 1 Child, an infant, (aged under 1)
- Two Parents, 2 Children, one in pre-school & one in primary school, (ages 3 & 6)
- Two Parents, 2 Children, one in primary school & one in secondary school, (ages 10 & 15)
- Two Parents, 3 Children, an infant, one in pre-school & one in primary school, (aged under 1, 3 & 6)
- Two Parents, 4 Children, two in primary school & two in secondary school, (ages 8, 11, 14 & 17)
- One Parent, 1 Child, in primary school, (aged 6)
- One Parent, 2 Children, one in pre-school & one in primary school, (ages 3 & 6)
- One Parent, 2 Children, one in primary school & one in secondary school, (ages 10 & 15)
Other Working Age Household Types
- Single Adult, of Working Age, living alone, no dependent children
- Couple, of Working Age, co-habiting, no dependent children