The average home will be 2 per cent worse off next year.
Disposable income is set to drop as a result of Budget 2026.
Lower income households will be worse off, with losses of over four per cent, while those with a higher income will see a loss of around 0.3 per cent.
The average home will be 2 per cent worse off next year.
Dr. Claire Keane, Associate Research Professor with the ESRI, says many people felt better off with the cost-of-living measure last year.

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