2012 Income Scenarios

The tables below detail the income for each household type. Income is income from work (at the rate of the national minimum wage €8.65 per hour) and/or social welfare entitlements. For pensioners, income is based on the Contributory or Non Contributory Pension. A number of income scenarios are included e.g. in receipt of social welfare; working part-time or working full-time.

• Two adults and two children, age 3 & 10
• Two adults and two children, age 10 & 15
• One adult and two children, age 3 & 10
• Single adult, living alone, age 25+
• Pensioner couple, age 66 - 69
• Pensioner, living alone, age 70+