Starting today, almost 400,000 workers will receive a pay boost after the government brought forward increases to the voluntary Real Living Wage.
Hourly rates across the UK are rising by £1 from £9.90 to £10.90 while it will increase by 90p -from £11.05 t0 £11.95 - in London. While the new rates are usually announced in November, it has been brought forward due to the severity of the cost of living crisis.
The rate will be payable to anyone over the age of 18 - constituting around 390,000 workers. The wage will be based on what a full-time worker and their family require to make ends meet and factors in costs of food, clothing, and the average household bills, the Mirror reports.
