The level of disposable income that people have at the end of the month is beginning to show signs of stabilisation for the first time in two years.
The latest ‘What’s Left’ survey by the Irish League of Credit Unions – which monitors people’s monthly incomes and outgoings – has found that those with 50 euro or less left at the end of the month, after bills are paid, is down by over 300-thousand while those with 100 euro or less has dropped from 2.1 to 1.7 million since December 2012.
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While the figures represent a positive change from previous Trackers almost 8 in 10 people still have to sacrifice food in order to pay bills, while nearly 4 in 10 can’t afford to pay bills at all.
