Monthly income 2007: €2,545
Monthly income 2013: €2,386

Amelia is single and 30 years old and has been living in an apartment she bought in Kildare.

She works as a nurse in Dublin and has earned an annual salary of €37,000 over the last number of years. She is looking to purchase a home closer to work and her bank has asked for her payslips over a number of years.

When she looks at her payslips from 2007 to date, she sees the impact of the last six budgets on her income.

In 2007, her “net” monthly income was €2,545 and this has reduced to €2,386 in 2013. She is worse off by €159 per month in 2013 than she was in 2007.