MESL 2020

Issued: July 2020

Summary

The following 2020 MESL expenditure data and income adequacy assessments are available.

• Core MESL expenditure needs data for all household types in 2020
  • Urban
  • Rural
• 2020 MESL Income Adequacy Benchmark - Social Welfare & National Minimum Wage scenarios
  • Urban
  • Rural
• Evidence based policy recommendations for Budget 2021.

The 2020 MESL data is the product of a full review and rebase project, undertaken throughout 2018 and 2019.

• A report detailing the review & rebase process is available, here.
• An MESL Working Paper, examining the factors contributing to the change in costs in the reviewed and rebased baskets and the accuracy of inflation adjustments, is also available, here.