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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Phillip Inman

Real living wage rises to £12 an hour as cost of living crisis continues

A woman walks past a Lush shop
Lush is one of the 14,000 employers that pays the real living wage. Photograph: Dave Rushen/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Almost half a million workers in the UK whose employers are signed up to pay the voluntary real living wage are in line for a pay rise to at least £12 an hour, taking their annual wage to £3,000 a year above the government’s minimum wage.

The Living Wage Foundation said employers in London that are part of the scheme will pay an enhanced rate of £13.15 an hour to cope with the extra costs of living in the capital.

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