Celebrating place-based approaches to expanding Living Wage accreditation
From the Royal Docks in Newham to the Greater Manchester City-region, there are 17 recognised Living Wage Places across the UK. To gain recognition the local authority works with the Living Wage Foundation and Citizens UK to create a cross-sectoral local action group. Together they create and deliver a 3-year action plan aimed at making the real Living Wage the norm in their place.
We work primarily at City, Borough and City-region scale. We also have two separate schemes: Living Wage Buildings and Living Wage Zones.
![Making Living Wage Places logo](/sites/default/files/styles/image_1x/public/2023-04/Making%20LW%20Places%20generic%20logo%20transparent.png.webp?itok=f65kEaiU)
Where is there Living Wage Places activity?
Fill out our form to become recognised for making a Living Wage Place
Living Wage Cities
We have 11 Cities signed up to grow the Living Wage including: Salford, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff, Norwich, Sunderland, Aberdeen, Bristol, Manchester City and Dundee.
Making Salford a Living Wage City
The Living Wage Action Group behind making Salford a Living Wage City explain why the living wage is important.
![Royal Docks LIving Wage Place action group launch event](/sites/default/files/styles/image_1x/public/2022-07/2022_066_001%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=tdqom2em)
![People standing with Living Wage Edinburgh sign](/sites/default/files/styles/image_1x/public/2022-07/Edinburgh%20LW%20City_0.jpg.webp?itok=H59z_Z-6)
Making Living Wage City-Regions
Both London and Greater Manchester City-Region have the ambition to grow the Living Wage Employers in their city-regions, putting more money into local people's pockets and the local economy.
Making London a Living Wage City
'Making London a Living Wage City' is a campaign launched by the Living Wage Foundation with Citizens UK and Trust for London, to put £635m of wages back into the pockets of low-wage workers in London. Our vision is simple - we would like everyone in the capital to get the real Living Wage.
![St Antonys shcool kids with living wage tshirts](/sites/default/files/styles/text_media_1x/public/2022-11/IMG_0262_0.png.webp?itok=LM6eqQIS)
Making Greater Manchester a Living Wage City-Region
Greater Manchester has set a goal of becoming the first city-region to pay all employees a real Living Wage.
A Living Wage City-Region action group, led by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has been established to drive forward plans to ensure all employers in the city-region pay the living wage by the end of the decade.
![Greater Manchester people making the city a Living Wage CIty](/sites/default/files/styles/text_media_1x/public/2022-11/20211115_111532.jpg.webp?itok=aLltUYOX)