Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 September 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion

Dr. Tricia Keilthy:

I absolutely agree and we have been making that point in our interactions with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Last year, for example, the national minimum wage went up but the thresholds for the working family payment did not increase, so the benefit of that increase to people was not being maximised. It needs to automatically-----

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