Home Business UK to raise National Living Wage by 6.2%, finance minister Javid says... Business UK to raise National Living Wage by 6.2%, finance minister Javid says – The Sun By Genpie - December 31, 2019 92 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Britain will increase the National Living Wage, a mandatory minimum wage, by 6.2% to 8.72 pounds per hour from April, finance minister Sajid Javid said in an article for The Sun newspaper on Monday.