Van Coulter
THE article published on November 14, “Grim warning amid housing payment cut”, set out an old rate for the Oxford Living Wage.
It’s important to let workers and employers know that £8.36 is the current rate for the Oxford Living wage, rising to £8.69 from April 2015.
If we really want to cut our benefits bill, we should make work pay.
Sixty per cent of those receiving “working age” benefits are actually in work – but have poverty pay.
Van Coulter, Labour and Co-operative councillor, Oxford City Council
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