MORE than 300,000 workers are set to receive pay increases after a rise in the Real Living Wage, a voluntary rate paid by thousands of employers.

The new hourly rate will be £11.05 in London and £9.90 outside the capital, increases of 20p and 40p respectively.

The Living Wage Foundation, which sets the rates, said almost 9,000 employers across Britain now pay the wage, which is higher than the statutory National Living Wage of £8.91 an hour for adults, which will itself rise to £9.50 in April.