Quarter of Irish workers could only cope financially for a month if their income stopped, survey finds

'Income can be interrupted for many reasons, including illness, injury, or redundancy. But setting money aside in savings can be challenging once mortgage or rent payments, childcare, insurance and everyday household costs have been covered.'

A quarter of people in Ireland in their 30s and 40s would not be able to cope financially for more than a month if their regular income stopped tomorrow, a new survey has found.

The survey found that, on average, Irish people believed they would be financially stable for about five-and-a-half months if their income was to come to a halt.