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Living wage rises even higher above Osborne wage con
Chancellor’s offer is discredited as real living wage rises by 40p
GEORGE OSBORNE’S claim to be implementing a “national living wage” of £7.20 will be further discredited today as the real rate is raised to £8.25 an hour.
Around 70,000 workers will benefit from a 40p boost announced by the Living Wage Foundation to compensate for rising living costs.
But almost six million workers are now living hand-to-mouth on less than the current living wage of £7.85, auditors KPMG revealed at the weekend.
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