Torrent councillor calls for Mid-Ulster Council Living Wage

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Oct 2014, 07:00 BST
Malachy QuinnMalachy Quinn
Malachy Quinn
SDLP Councillor Malachy Quinn has called for the new Mid-Ulster Super Council to adopt the living wage instead of the minimum wage for all Council employees when it comes into power next March.

Speaking on the issue Mr Quinn said “Many households across the North, including a high proportion of those in work, are currently experiencing poverty and the cost of living continues to rise.

“More than 80 per cent of employees aged 18 to 21 earn less than the living wage. Recent research reveals our lowest earners have lost 38 per cent of their disposable net income in recent years, and with £4bn due to be taken from welfare by 2015, it is highly likely that the figure of 22 per cent of households living in poverty will increase further.

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