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Blog

Read our latest blog posts from across the Living Wage movement 

Text reads 'Worth the Wait: How the Living Pension can support workers and businesses', with an image of two older people holding hands and smiling
Worth the wait: How the Living Pension can support workers and businesses
29 Apr 2026
Cover image showing a caregiver in a blue uniform assisting an elderly woman in a wheelchair while speaking to her, with an older man sitting nearby holding a paper. Overlaid text reads “Employee jobs paid below the real Living Wage: 2025.” The Living Wage Foundation logo appears at the bottom left, and “Klervi Mignon, February 2026” is shown at the bottom right.
Low pay in the UK 2025: Slow national recovery, deepening local inequality
27 Feb 2026
The Employment Rights Act 2025 and Living Hours: What employers need to know
The Employment Rights Act 2025 and Living Hours: What employers need to know
20 Feb 2026
Celebrating 25 years of the real Living Wage
Celebrating 25 years of the real Living Wage
29 Jan 2026
Disabled worker in wheelchair
Why the Living Wage is crucial for supporting disabled workers
03 Dec 2025
A selection of 4 festive gifts including dough girl 6 cookie box, rock gin, a gold mixtape necklace and a christmas hamper. in the middle reads 'gifts from living wage employers to inspire you this festive season'
Gifts from Living Wage Employers to inspire you this festive season
27 Nov 2025
Around the world in 10 Living Wage movements with large Living Wage colourful globe behind text
Around the World in 10 Living wage Movements
12 Nov 2025
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The Living Wage and Social Sustainability - Q&A with Andrew Izzet Lee, DLA Piper International
12 Nov 2025
Aid can't fix poverty, but a Living Wage can.
Aid can’t fix poverty, but a living wage can
29 Oct 2025
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Real Living Wage vs. Government’s Minimum Wage Rates: What’s the Difference?
22 Oct 2025
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£500 million invested into social care: the first step to social care becoming a real Living Wage sector?
03 Oct 2025
How the Living Pension is offering hope for today's workers
With so many pensioners struggling to stay afloat, the Living Pension offers hope for today's workers
17 Sep 2025
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The Living Wage has gone mainstream. 75% of people now recognise the real Living Wage
01 Sep 2025
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Brett Mendell awarded MBE as a champion for fairer, better work
17 Jun 2025
Katharine Photiou, Managing Director, Workplace Savings, L&G
Legal & General: Why the Living Pension should be an imperative for businesses
05 Jun 2025
How earning a better wage can improve quality of life
Working to Live: The relationship between the Living Wage, quality of life and job satisfaction
21 May 2025
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