BRIEFING - Calculating the Real Living Wage for London and the

BRIEFING Calculating the Real Living Wage for London and the rest of the UK: 2023 Nye Cominetti & Louise Murphy October 2023 resolutionfoundation.org @resfoundation Calculating the Real Living Wage for London and the rest of the UK | 2023 2 This report sets out the method through which the Living Wage rates in London and the rest of the UK are calculated by the Resolution Foundation and overseen b. [...] For commercial use, please contact: info@resolutionfoundation.org Resolution Foundation Calculating the Real Living Wage for London and the rest of the UK | 2023 3 Foreword from the Chair of the Living Wage Commission This marks the eighth year that the Living Wage Commission (LWC) has overseen the calculation of the Living Wage rates for the UK and London. [...] The rest of this report describes the methodology through which the Living Wage rates in London and the rest of the UK are calculated and the factors influencing changes in the rates this year. [...] The data used for England is published by the Valuation Office Agency.18 For Scotland, the data is published by the Scottish Government.19 For Wales, the data is published by StatsWales.20 For Northern Ireland, the data is published by the Analytical Services Unit of the Department for Social Development.21 For the London LW, we use the London data published by the Valuation Office Agency. [...] In the case of the London rate, the wage requirements are for the rate before the application of the shock absorber.