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A Fairer London: The Living Wage in London

Since 2006 the GLA Group has been implementing the London Living Wage (LLW).The Group continues to include the LLW as a requirement for contracts that are let or renewed. We calculate the Living Wage by a combination of two approaches. The first, developed by the Family Budget Unit (FBU), estimates the costs of a ‘Low Cost but Acceptable’ (LCA) budget for a selection of households and calculates the wage required to meet these costs. This is termed the “Basic Living Costs” approach. The second – the “Income Distribution” approach – simply identifies the median income for London (appropriately weighted for 11 household types) and then takes 60 per cent of it. The Mayor continues to lobby national Government to adopt the London Living Wage across Whitehall.

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Last Updated September 26, 2015, 15:27 (UTC)
Created September 26, 2015, 15:27 (UTC)
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