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Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Wales

Asked by Melanie WardLabourWales OfficeTabled Answered 16 July 2025UIN 905162

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage on people in Wales.

Answered by Dame Nia Griffith

Up to 160,000 workers across Wales received a record pay rise through increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.

Full-time workers on the National Living Wage will see a real-terms pay increase of £1,400 per year, whilst 18-to-20-year-olds will get a record boost of £2,500 each year. This will help provide people across Wales with better financial stability.

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