Real Living Wage Increases To £12 In Uk And £13.15 In London

24th October 2023

Over 460,000 people working for 14,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a vital cost-of-living pay boost, as the Living Wage Foundation's real Living Wage rates rise to £12 an hour across the UK (£1.10 increase), and £13.15 an hour in London (£1.20 increase).

10% increase in the real Living Wage as cost of living continues to hit low paid workers the hardest.

Over 460,000 Living Wage workers are set for a pay boost as 14,000 Living Wage employers are signed up to pay the new rates
The new real Living Wage rates are now worth over £3,000 more per year in the UK than the minimum wage, and over £5,000 more in London.

£3bn in extra wages has gone to low paid workers since 2011.