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]](https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/10/PiggyBank.jpg)
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]](https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/10/minwage_pic2.jpg)
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.