Report finds minimum wage rise has not impacted household poverty

An independent economic think-tank says the minimum wage increase has not had much of an impact on household poverty rates.

Report finds minimum wage rise has not impacted household poverty

An independent economic think-tank says the minimum wage increase has not had much of an impact on household poverty rates.

The ESRI reports that the majority of people who are working in a job with a low hourly wage, live in households where others are earning nearer to the average income.

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