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Voxpop: Minimum wage high enough?
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Voxpop: Minimum wage high enough?

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·27 October 2014

The national minimum wage has risen this month but remains lower than the living wage, according to a Government report. The recent wage increase was said to benefit Wales’ lowest paid workers. 

The minimum wage in the UK rose from £6.31 to £6.50 in October 2014. {Photograph by www.iheartdaily.com]

The minimum wage in the UK rose from £6.31 to £6.50 in October 2014. {Photograph by www.iheartdaily.com]

The hourly adult rate rose in October 2014 from £6.31 to £6.50, but the average wage needed to live according to the Social Mobility Commission remains above this at £7.65 per hour.

Wales’ lowest paid workers are said to see nearly £355 a year benefits from the rise in the national minimum wage. [Photograph by Christopher Furlong, Getty Images]

Wales’ lowest paid workers are said to see nearly £355 a year benefits from the rise in the national minimum wage. [Photograph by Christopher Furlong, Getty Images]

Stephen Crabb, the secretary state for Wales said, “Thousands of the hardest working people across Wales will take home more money,” but for many this rise is not high enough.

A recent report from the Social Mobility Commission commented on Ed Milliband’s plans to increase wages to £8 by 2020, and said, “This is not particularly ambitious as it implies a slower increase rate than in previous years.”

We asked the public their opinions on the recent rise.

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