2016 Income Scenarios

The 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 €9.15 per hour) and any relevant social welfare entitlements.

For pensioners, household income is based on the State Contributory or Non Contributory Pension.

Social Welfare dependent scenarios

• Two Parent Household Compositions
• One Parent Household Compositions
• Working Age, no children, Household Types
• Pensioner Household Compositions

Minimum Wage employment scenarios

• Two Parent Household Compositions
• One Parent Household Compositions
• Working Age, no children, Household Types

• Houshold Composition List