Dr. Tricia Keilthy:

At present,100,000 people are working and are below the poverty line. We are a strong advocate of the living wage and have made submissions to the Low Pay Commission on the issue. We need to increase our national minimum wage in order that it bridges the gap with the living wage but it is also about ensuring that people's costs of living are low. That is that whole-of-government approach regarding housing costs as well, in order that people who are working also have a decent standard of living.