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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

‘Unfair and demoralising’: Thousands of graduates earning less than £12.71 an hour five years after leaving university

Tens of thousands of university graduates are earning less than the national living wage five years after finishing their degree, shocking new data shows.

A new report from Policy Exchange on the UK’s higher education sector found that more than a quarter of people graduating with degrees including sociology, creative arts and design, and performing arts, earned less than the national living wage – £12.71 per hour for those aged over 21 – after five years.

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