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| Joe Richardson

The Living Hours Index

The Living Hours Index provides an important new perspective on insecure work, building on previous research by the Living Wage Foundation and others on the scale and impact of insecure and…

| Joe Richardson

Life On Low Pay 2022

During a period of unprecedented rises to the cost of living. Polling of 1,702 employees in the UK earning less than the real Living Wage in January 2022 highlights the impacts of low pay on this…

| Joe Richardson

Employee Jobs Paid Below The Living Wage 2021

This is the tenth annual update on employee jobs paid below the Living Wage and the second produced by Living Wage Foundation.This report has been produced by the Living Wage Foundation, using…

| Paul Hunter

The Living Wage Dividend: Maximising The Local Economic Benefits Of Paying A Living Wage

This report seeks to take forward the work of the Foundation's Living Wage Places' initiative, focusing on how to maximise the benefits of the Living Wage in towns, cities and city-regions across…

| Living Wage Foundation

Living Wage In Social Care Toolkit

With almost three-quarters of care workers in England earning below the real Living Wage, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for care workers to be paid a real Living Wage. The…

| Joe Richardson and Yasmin Mahmoudi

Low Pay In The Third Sector Research Briefing

Covid-19 provided a pertinent reminder of the critical role played by the UK third sector. In financial terms, the pandemic was a perfect storm for low income households, with many facing cuts to…

Case studies

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