15 Apr 2026
Today the Living Wage Foundation can reveal the shortlist for the Living Wage Champion Awards 2026.
The Living Wage Champion Awards recognise and elevate the individuals and organisations transforming work and championing fair pay. Winners will have gone above and beyond to grow the movement and deliver real change for workers, workplaces and communities.
The Living Wage Champion Awards 2026 take place in a milestone year where we will be celebrating 25 years of one of the 21st century's most successful civil society movements. This year’s ceremony will be held at Church House Westminster on Tuesday 7th July.
A huge thank you to everyone who submitted, and good luck to all the finalists!
| Category | Shortlist | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living Hours Champion | West Brom Building Society | Edge Group Scotland | Upward Frog CIC | Community Food Initiatives North East | ||
| Living Pension Champion | West Brom Building Society | Smart Pension | Clean for Good | University of Salford | ||
| Champion of the Year | Amy Rothwell and Becci Martin | Rebecca Friel MBE | Bob Bevil | Susith Jayamanne | Steven Parker | |
| Local Champion | Manchester Action Group | Preston Living Wage Action Group | Greater Manchester Living Wage Action Group | Southwark Council | Dundee Action Group | |
| Living Wage Leader (Large) | Coastline Housing | West Brom Building Society | Siemens | |||
| Living Wage Leader (Public Sector) | Ealing Council | Middlesex University | Vale of Glamorgan Council | |||
| Living Wage Leader (SME) | One & All | Just Helpers Cleaning Agency | Compass Wellbeing CIC | Phonetic Digital | Cornish Gems | Raised in CIC |
| Living Wage Leader (Third Sector) | Norwich Theatre | Quarriers | Compass CIC | Fife Gingerbread | ||
| RSP Champion | Cleanology | Carlisle Support Services | CIC Security | |||
| Global Champion | Linklaters | SSE |