Women's Budget Group (@womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social)

The national minimum and living wage are going up – but so are bills! The UK national minimum wage and national living wage increase from today, 1st April. Dr Daniella Jenkins, Executive Director at the Women’s Budget Group, said: “Today’s rise in the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage is welcome news for low-paid workers - particularly women, who are twice as likely as men to be in low-paid work. But while this should be an important boost at a time when every pound counts, the reality is that for too many women, any relief is likely to be short-lived. Women: “the shock absorbers of poverty” http://labourhub.org.uk/2026/04/01/the-national-minimum-and-living-wage-are-going-up-but-so-are-bills/