LOW-WAGED workers will today be promised their first above-inflation pay rise since the Tories took power.

Adults aged 21 and above will benefit from a 3 per cent boost to the national minimum wage from October, which will rise from £6.31 to £6.50. 

But the TUC pointed out low earners would have 50p-an-hour more in their pocket if wages had kept pace with inflation.