{"id":549,"date":"2012-10-23T13:42:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T13:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/credit-union-highlights-austerity-fallout-says-crowe\/"},"modified":"2012-10-23T13:42:56","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T13:42:56","slug":"credit-union-highlights-austerity-fallout-says-crowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/credit-union-highlights-austerity-fallout-says-crowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit union highlights austerity fallout says Crowe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit union highlights austerity fallout says Crowe<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Dublin South West TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has called on the government to stop<br \/>its crippling austerity as workers and their families are suffering<br \/>from its fall out.<\/p>\n<p>Crowe was speaking after the release of the latest Irish League of<br \/>Credit Union\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s Left? Income Tracker\u201d. The tracker found that<br \/>more than 1.3 million adults in Ireland have less than \u20ac50 left over<br \/>after paying essential bills each month.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<br \/>\u201cThe information contained in this Credit Union income survey is<br \/>shocking, but not really surprising and supports information coming<br \/>from anti-poverty and children\u2019s charities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe income tracker shows in black white what Sinn F\u00e9in has<br \/>continually argued; we need investment and growth, not more austerity<br \/>and social spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose living on \u20ac50 or less a month after paying essential bills now<br \/>amount to 1.3 million adults, with another 1.9 million living on less<br \/>than \u20ac100 a month after paying essential bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking ahead to this winter, I am extremely worried that<br \/>households will be under severe pressure to pay heating costs and<br \/>Christmas expenses. According to the Irish League of Credit Union\u2019s,<br \/>heating and fuel costs are now the second most essential bill for<br \/>households.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 2012 tracker sees Ireland with 42% of its people having to<br \/>borrow money to pay bills.<br \/>Some 70% say they are unable to save any money due to a lack of disposable<br \/>income, and one in ten say they are unable to pay their bills from month<br \/>to month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe income tracker started in March 2011 when this government took<br \/>power, and it is updated every three months. This latest surveys shows<br \/>a steady decline in the amount of disposable income that households<br \/>are left with at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When, if ever will the government wake up and actually see that its<br \/>austerity programme, with its toxic fall out is&#8217;nt working.<br \/>The income survey shows there is no more to give,individuals and<br \/>families cannot take any more of this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government needs to focus more on real alternatives and begin<br \/>helping Ireland\u2019s struggling citizens. We need to focus on creating<br \/>jobs and getting people off the dole. We need to stimulate our<br \/>stagnant economy and use the likes of National Pension Fund, with<br \/>other available funds to begin building again for a better future.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit union highlights austerity fallout says CroweDublin South West TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has called on the government to stopits crippling austerity as workers and their families are sufferingfrom its fall out. Crowe was speaking after the release of the latest Irish League ofCredit Union\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s Left? Income Tracker\u201d. 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