Our research

Read our latest publications and research

| Abi Rose

Life on a Low Pension - the growing problem of financial insecurity in retirement 

The Living Wage Foundation’s Living Pension is an independently calculated savings target, based on the real cost of living, designed to provide an acceptable standard of living in retirement when…

| Abi Rose

Working to Live: The relationship between the Living Wage, quality of life and job satisfaction

Our poll of 2,000 UK adults finds clear differences in quality of life, experiences at work, and retention, recruitment and motivation at work for those paid at the Living Wage compared to those…

| Edmund Heery, David Nash & Deborah Hann Cardiff Business School

The Real Living Wage as Civil Regulation: An Assessment

In this policy briefing, Cardiff Business School uses the Living Wage movement as an example of civil regulation to understand its value in addressing issues like in-work poverty. By ‘civil…

| Klervi Mignon

Employee Jobs Paid Below the Real Living Wage 2024

This is the Living Wage Foundation’s 13th annual report on the scale of low pay in the UK, based on ONS data from 2024.  

Our analysis finds that both the proportion and number of…

| Josh Cottell

London After Dark: The Reality of Working at Night in the Capital

The night time economy is an important part of London’s economy, culture and labour market. Nearly 1.4 million people usually work in the evening or at night in London – one in four workers.…

| Nye Cominetti, Louise Murphy

Calculating the real Living Wage for London and the rest of the UK: 2024

This report sets out the method through which the 2024-25 Living Wage rates in London and the rest of the UK are calculated by the Resolution Foundation and overseen by the Living Wage Commission…

Case studies

Find out more about how employers have implemented the Living Wage, Living Hours and what it's meant for their business.