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# Living Standards

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Rising rents have pushed the living wage up to €11.90 an hour
Cheaper food, but higher rent: Living wage increases to €11.70 an hour
Opinion: 'What standard of living do people want? What is required to deliver this?'
Dr Seán Healy
Stick with this guy and your living standards will improve every year until 2020
Swiss to decide if their minimum wage should be €18
Joan Burton admits Labour's failures on living standards
Young people 'delusional' about income needed in retirement - survey
Those on benefits do not have enough for 'basic standard of living'