Written Question·Wales Office·UIN 905162

Living Wage and Minimum Wage: Wales

Tabled: 8 July 2025
Answered: 16 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Melanie Ward

LabourCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

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.

Answer

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...

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