Households are spending a lower proportion of their total expenditure on housing costs, including rents
Expenditure on food increased by 30.5 per cent since 2015/16 to €160.93 a week, accounting for 16 per cent of the average household’s income, up from 14.7 per cent. Photograph: Agency Stock
The survey reveals that the average weekly spend on home energy – including electricity for lighting as well as gas, oil and other fuels for heating and cooking – accounted for 6 per cent of the total expenditure per household, up from 4 per cent when the last survey was conducted between 2015 and 2016.
Paul Walsh, a spokesperson for Peopl Insurance, said the survey highlights the “toll” the cost-of-living crisis that escalated sharply in early 2022 has had on Irish households.
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