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Is the Living wage campaign applicable to all or does it also have a tier system based on age similarly to the National minimum wage (NMW).
NWM is discrimination in action! Discriminating against workers aged 16-21 based on age. Over 60% of 16-21 year olds work in low paying jobs compared with just 30% of all other age groups. Around the country you will find many young people (YP) get as little as £3.57, some are living in hostels, others, single parents all struggling to make ends meet. And for some the solution has been to turn to crime to make ends meet, drug trafficking on the rise and prostitution becoming an undignified choice.
So in response to your question posed, how can we reduce poverty? Equalise the national minimum wage giving YP under the age of 21 better living standards