[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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Yes I appreciate that we may not feel the benefit, there are lots of variables to business costs it's not all wages costs for everything only ever go one way. It's the same when the govt say we're raising the threshold for tax but also raise VAT.
The difference here is it's putting the responsibility on the employer to ensure that work pays, working and still being reliant on a benefit to be able to meet living costs is the major difference with the living wage.
As there is increasing stigma attached to claiming a benefit in work as well as out the more people that are able to earn enough to function without state support the better.