Young people claim the current minimum wage system, which is set at lower rates for under 22s, is unfair as young people under the age of 22 have to pay the same amount for food, clothing, housing and heating as their older colleagues. In its evidence to the commission, the council argues the current system is "deeply discriminatory".
Jo Field, head of policy and public affairs at the youth council, said having different minimum wages for different ages "contravenes the spirit, if not the letter of the Employment Discrimination (Age) Regulations 2006".
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