Government intends to increase National Living wage by record 6.2 %

Date: 2nd January 2020
Author: Colin Walker

The national living wage is to rise by 6.2% in what the government says is "the biggest cash increase ever". The rise takes hourly pay for people over 25 to £8.72 from April and is more than four times the rate of inflation.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “For too long, people haven’t seen the pay rises they deserve.”

However, businesses are warning that a sharp increase in wages would put pressure on companies and urged the government to reduce costs elsewhere.

From April 2020, the new rates are:

BBC News have written an article looking at the consequences of the increase - it can be found here

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