A detailed article looks at the average wage in Northern Ireland as the national living wage in the UK will rise to £7.20 an hour for workers in April 2016 and tries to find if the wages in the North really are that low. While the average weekly salaries have increased by 5.4% compared to 2014, it seems monthly expenditures are still causing people financial struggles. Over half of the respondents in a survey said their monthly salary is not enough for them to suitably live on.
English: http://insideireland.ie/2015/12/23/features-average-wages-in-northern-ireland …
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