Claim: The government minimum wage so that people can live reasonably is £8.72 an hour x 36 hours equals £1,256 per month, x 12 months equals £15,070 per year.
Fact-check: Viral Facebook post compares the national living wage with the state pension - Full Fact
Verdict: this is broadly correct for workers over the age of 25.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2020-08-18T00:00:00