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This comment is on a different question, about apprentices - I think it's reasonable for them to be paid a bit less, as long as they are getting genuine training on the job that will help their future progress - but not if they are just being used as general dogsbodies. But £6.40 is outrageously inadequate, it should be greatly increased, e.g. doubled.

They struggle to pay bills

Ur barely living and sometimes u have to miss meals and if it’s really worth working

If government says you need 30000pouds to bring spouse into UK that should be the minimum wage

Struggling to make ends meet and taking up all their time in doing so leaving little opportunity to look for other things that could be beneficial for them and their mental health

Yes I do.

The wages are not enough for someone to pay all their bills and have something to save for rainh days.

It's hard for them to survive

Very stressful and difficult to live even while working

It’s really hard

Just about surviving

The minimum wage should always be higher than those non workers on social security. Exceptions should be for the disabled .

If I didn't live with my husband who has a better paid job, I would not be able to cover all my bills.

It leaves me unable to persue my leisure activities properly and leaves me short for food sometimes

On minimum wage I pay 60% of my monthly income as rent, which is ridiculous. Minimum wags should be increased, and Universal Credit should be increased in line with it, as it is *supposed* to be waht you would make on minimum wage, but it is far below that. .

I previously was before the wage rises and whilst i know these changes are step in the correct direction i would still be in a struggling position after these

Can't pay all our bills

It's really hard to survive under 15 pound per hour wage. I've seen my friends and family borrowing money every month from others and from Banks on a high interest to survive the month. A lot of people ask me every month and i told them that I'm also in the same situation. It's extremely frustrating for people living in the UK and government do nothing tangibly just talk. The ground reality is completely different to their paper reality. I believe capitalism is only to support rich not poor and that's what we have been seen for so long and no positive outcome till yet, so socialism might be better than this. When you don't care about the poor and weak you're country and society won't go far.

Have had to reduce a day due to disability, low rate PIP and UC aren't touching the bills

It hard with grocery shopping especially the way the prices are always rising and how much housing is

It's horrible it used to be either feast or famine, but now it's mainly famine. We also used to have enough money to have at least one holiday a year but now we don't. We can't even save. We are always selling our belongings it's horrendous. We should be enjoying life but we are not. It's more a case of "getting by" now. We are worried and miserable half of the time. That's not good for our mental health.

Driving A very very old car(18 Yr old car)minimum wage full time job but costs over £60.00 a day for a nursery for child , so basically working for hardly anything!

The precariousness of every area of my life is affected: mental health, living conditions, quality food availability, everything is negatively influenced. Stress is high and worry is always at the forefront of my mind.

Most people are struggling to get by in daily life, even those who earn more than minimum wage. Some of the people hit the most are the younger generation due to the fact they do not have the opportunity to be able to save and are focwd to live paycheck to paycheck.

Most people are struggling to get by in daily life, even those who earn more than minimum wage. Some of the people hit the most are the younger generation due to the fact they do not have the opportunity to be able to save and are focwd to live paycheck to paycheck.

Most people are struggling to get by in daily life, even those who earn more than minimum wage. Some of the people hit the most are the younger generation due to the fact they do not have the opportunity to be able to save and are focwd to live paycheck to paycheck.

It would make putting a meal on the table, a little easier

No holidays, no savings and having to live with parents or relatives. People are working two jobs to make ends meet. It shouldn't be like this.

Would just go without anything nice, just buy the basic stuff to live on ie; food and pay bills.

Carnt afford food electric and gas living on bread line

I am unemployed for year now and struggling with Universal Credit

With children no money for after school classes holidays are to expensive to go in school holidays cost of clothes food and everything going smaller for more cost nsh free prescription why do you have to pay for heart meds when you can get thyroxine and diabetes meds free shoplifter should be dealt with on any cost druggies should also be dealt with bigger time they make jobs assistant jobs harder more stressful tv licence free self employed tax more on big earns and those £300alot lot less

Terribly, with so many factors considered in this subject such as 0 hour contracts and experience in work, money stops me from being fully sustainable and good to the earth whilst also stopping me from doing normal things like owning a home.

Only just keeping head above water

Only one monthly salary away from a financial crisis.

Don't have enough to live on just about pay bills and choose food or fuel for work

Constantly worrying about money.

Just about no going out just work work working

We do not earn enough for the basic necessities

Quality of Life changes

If new minimum wage is implemented, the quality of life of workers will also charge positively

Poor diet, no funds for recreational activities, poor living accommodation, difficulty in paying for prescriptions/ bus fares/ etc, unable to afford dental treatment.

Having been on minimum wage, I could barely afford groceries, having to choose between that and paying my rent and my bills because everything is so damn expensive.

I live under the poverty borderline .

Well, we couldn't afford any Luxuries like food, drink or energy.

It's effecting affordability to live, eat, stay warm and therefore health is being effected because of this and mental wellbeing deprecating due to all these factors

Simple people are either left with zero pounds by end of the month or in debt (in arears). Some not all.

I have mental health, noting work I need help me please I need money

No one can save and buy a house in this current climate. Everyone is forced into debt just to live. Things need to change.

My 38 year old son is still living at home due to low wages