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Stop the ageist segregation in minimum wage. Living costs are all the same.

Submitted on Monday 11th June 2018

Published on Friday 15th June 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 15th December 2018

Signatures: 160

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Britain ~ Full Time ~ Tax

Petition Action

Stop the ageist segregation in minimum wage. Living costs are all the same.

Petition Details

Their are four segratory categories to minimum wage. 16-17, 18-20, 21-24 and over 25. The hourly minimum difference between what a 16 year old can earn to a 25 year old is £3.63. If they were working a full time week consisting of 40 hours thats an overall anual difference of £6,969.60.

Additional Information

For a 16 and 25 year old working full time, doing the same job on minimum wage their annual differential income is £6,969.60. The guardian quotes: “A single person living in Britain needs to earn at least £13,400 a year before tax to afford a basic but acceptable standard of living” however for a sixteen year old on minimum wage working 40 hours per week will earn an average anual salary of £8,064. That’s only 60.17% of what is recommended for a stable income and living.


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