minimum wages dosn't support low class finiaically

many people in the low class struggle but they do get little help from government that provide food stamps and medicare. but mimium wage dosn't help finiacial support. today our apartment bills cost just as much as houses that have more than 3 or 5 bedrooms, bathroom and etc. even though minimum wages is going up in 2009 to 7.55 an hour does it means that our bills will go up over what we can budget....