An independent economic think-tank says the minimum wage increase hasn't 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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However, the findings of the ESRI report also concluded that even when low-paid workers are the sole earners, less than 20 percent of these fall below the EU's 'at risk of poverty' threshold.
