Minimum Wage,£7 an hour

[The_Burg]

Could you manage? My mortgage is quite low and i owe nothing. Cars are all sheds, (have quite a few but even total would not be a lot).

[The_Burg]

carreauchompeur said:

bingybongy said:

What a stupid fking poll.

+1

Why? I'm interested. How could anyone live on it? Much fuss about it being too high and stifling industry. But could anyone really live on it? Locally even rent for a st 2 up 2 down is more than my mortgage.

How do folk live on such low income? If they could pay the deposit on a mortgage it is far cheaper than rent. Where would they live in the time to save?

Clearly some do, how? I'm regularly taken the pish out of for being a tight wad by my Mrs and step son. I earn i suspect way above average. Own a modest house, (well eventually). I do own quite a few cars / bikes but total probably under £6k, (shed addict).

[The_Burg]

Ross1988 said:

The_Burg said:

carreauchompeur said:

bingybongy said:

What a stupid fking poll.

+1

Why? I'm interested. How could anyone live on it? Much fuss about it being too high and stifling industry. But could anyone really live on it? Locally /even rent for a st 2 up 2 down is more than my mortgage.

How do folk live on such low income? If they could pay the deposit on a mortgage it is far cheaper than rent. Where would they live in the time to save?

Clearly some do, how? I'm regularly taken the pish out of for being a tight wad by my Mrs and step son. I earn i suspect way above average. Own a modest house, (well eventually). I do own quite a few cars / bikes but total probably under £6k, (shed addict).

When carreauchoper mentioned it being a 'stupid poll' I initially disagreed with it, but after reading your qualifying statement I agree with him?

How do people live on minimum wage? Seriously?

My bad! I believe that is the colloquile?

I just can't imagine trying to live on it.

Not a PH director, i earn quite a decent wage an am comfortable. Just wonder how others survive.

[The_Burg]

Minimum house costs are
gas, electric, water council tax, TV licence. I'm very frugal but just those would be most of scroungers charity, (benefit). Internet i would count as essential too, no contact no job. (Should be no porn etc)/

[The_Burg]

MissChief said:

Well without going into too much detail I earn around £1.50 an hour more than that and also usually get a smallish bonus as well. I live in Central Scotland so thankfully I can afford my own place. JUST. £480 in rent, £80 or so in Gas and Leccy, Sky TV and broadband cost me nada, I have a car but it's wholly owned so no finance. Petrol is probably £100 a month or so and Insurance is £42. After all the bills have been paid I'm left with a shade over £200 most months. I live payday to payday. My savings account contains precisely £0.00 and I use a paid for (but authorised) overdraft every month. I couldn't get by without it. Am I entitled to state help? Actually, no. I get my kids at the weekend but they're classed as living with their mother so there's no chance of anything in tax credits. I'm above the threshold for housing benefit and council tax benefit (Or I was 5 years ago when I asked last) and in all honesty some months I can't even pay my council tax and get by. That amount of money is really a pittance. I'm struggling to get by as it is some months. Minimum wage needs to be more than £7 an hour. I can't imagine how a single person could cope on £7 an hour. I'm imagining a flat with 4 bedrooms, each one rented out individually or something and certainly no place to bring up children.

I can't even afford to put money away for a mortgage deposit but even if I did I doubt I'd get one. When I got divorced, well, everything we borrowed was in my name. You can probably guess the rest. I haven't even had a holiday in years.

Kind of the point of my post. Minimum wage is nowhere near enough to actually live on even a minimal style.



fk me that sounds like a sob story!

[The_Burg]

If you are working you should be able to live, not talking nice cars and holidays.

When the minimum wage doesn't even cover the rent it's too low.

Every working person should be able to attain a minimal standard of living. A one bedroom flat, enough to heat and light it and buy basic food.

That's not unreasonable. st i sound like a socialist...

In our street you can't find anywhere to park, most families have working kids in their 20's who still are living at home. This shouldn't be the case. Especially when the unemployed have paid for housing and better standards of life.

[The_Burg]

And now £8 an hour? I'd argue it's not a living wage still. But what will it cause? The £10 Big Mac meal, £5 a pint?
Nobody will benefit overall, just force those just above it due to skills etc to have no pay rise for a couple of years,
It won't encou the feckless as the charity, oops income support will have to rise to cover the increased cost of goods.