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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 1h

But a real Living Wage offers hope - 65% said they believed being paid the real Living Wage would positively affect their overall quality of life.

The findings come ahead the announcement of new real Living Wage rates for 2025-2026 on 22nd October.

Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 1h

Millions of low paid workers are trapped in in-work poverty, facing severe hardship.

@livingwageuk.bsky.social polling reveals:

🍽️3 in 5 on low pay are either regularly skipping meals, falling behind on bills, turning the heating off, taking out payday loans

www.livingwage.org.uk/life-low-pay...

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 6d

🌟 Join our movement of over 16,000 employers today: www.livingwage.org.uk/accredit

Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 6d

✏️Shakespeare's Globe

Thank you to all these organisations for championing the real Living Wage and showing what good work (and good poetry) looks like!

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 6d

To celebrate National Poetry Day, we’re spotlighting some amazing Living Wage employers who are bringing people and poems together across the UK ✍️

✏️Poetic Unity
✏️Scottish Poetry Library
✏️Poetry Translation Centre
✏️StAnza Poetry Festival

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 7d

Important date for your diaries! 📢

The new real Living Wage rates for 2025-26 will be announced on the 22nd October.

The independently calculated real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate calculated on the real cost of living across the UK, and in London.

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 8d

See our policy briefing on why this is so important for workers, patients and the sector here: www.livingwage.org.uk/sites/defaul...

www.livingwage.org.uk

Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 8d

Fantastic to see a much needed injection of funding for social care pay and an important first step towards a real Living Wage for social care workers! 👏

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Labour to tackle care sector crisis in England with pay increase and new negotiating body

Exclusive: Wes Streeting to put £500m behind initial rise but unions say ‘substantially more’ investment will be needed

www.theguardian.com

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 19d

New figures from @suttontrust.bsky.social & @livingwageuk.bsky.social suggest charities face an enduring challenge to include staff from less privileged backgrounds,
Rob Preston writes

Rob Preston: The charity sector’s class problem is not going anywhere

New figures suggest charities face an enduring challenge to include staff from less privileged background, Rob Preston writes…

www.civilsociety.co.uk

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Institute for the Future of Work @ifow.org · Sep 3

A survey by @livingwageuk.bsky.social showed that 3/4 people in the UK have heard of the Living Wage. Building on this, they have announced a new 'Living Hours' campaign, focusing on fair contracts, guaranteed notice periods, and minimum hours: www.livingwage.org.uk/living-hours

Living Hours

www.livingwage.org.uk

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 20d

One in eight charity jobs pay below real living wage,
@livingwageuk.bsky.social analysis finds

One in eight charity jobs pay below real living wage, analysis finds

www.civilsociety.co.uk

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 20d

💡 Did you know that 1 in 10 third sector jobs in the UK are paid below the real Living Wage?

That’s nearly 300,000 low-paid jobs in the not-for-profit sector, according to our recent analysis of ONS data.

Read the full article here: gpa.net/blogs/top-po...

[UK] One in ten third sector jobs are paid below the real Living Wage

In the UK, a new analysis of the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), by the Living Wage Foundation, has revealed that the number of UK jobs in the...

gpa.net

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 21d

Our new research reveals income is a key source of anxiety for many pensioners.

But with the Living Pension, employers can make a difference and provide workers with the "golden years" they deserve.

👉 Read more about our findings: livingwage.org.uk/news/so-many...

#PensionAwarenessWeek

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 22d

⚠️Over HALF of UK workers fear they may never retire.

Our Senior Research Manager breaks down the reality of pensions in the UK today for #PensionAwarenessWeek

But there is hope - employers can make a real difference by signing up to the #LivingPension: www.livingwage.org.uk/living-pension

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 28d

That’s why we’re encouraging employers to join the Living Pension scheme alongside paying a Living Wage to help ensure that workers have enough to live on both now and in the future.

Read the report to find out more: livingwage.org.uk/life-low-pen...

#LivingWage #LivingPension

Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 28d

4️⃣ A fifth say their income is harming their mental health, and a quarter say it's increasing their anxiety and disrupting their sleep.

Everyone deserves security and dignity in retirement.

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 28d

2️⃣ More than half of pensioners on low incomes struggle to keep up with essentials like bills.

3️⃣ Renters, people living alone, and those with health conditions are the groups most likely to be struggling.

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 28d

Too many people are reaching retirement without enough to live on 💰

Our new report, Life on a Low Pension shows the harsh reality for those below the Living Pension threshold:

1️⃣ Over 80% of workers aren’t saving enough to secure a Living Pension in retirement.

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · 28d

💡 What’s life like on a low income in retirement? And how can the Living Pension help?

Join our free webinar on 17 Sept (14:00–15:00 BST) to hear about our new research and the impact of the Living Pension on workers and employers.

👉 Register here: cuk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Each of these logos represents one of 200+ Living Hours employers tackling in-work poverty through:

✅Contracts that reflect hours worked
✅16+ hours a week
✅At least four weeks' shift notice

Interested in joining the movement? Find out more here: livingwage.org.uk/living-hours

Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Living Wage has officially gone mainstream.📣

New polling shows that 3 in 4 people in the UK have heard of the real Living Wage.

That's millions of people who recognise the mark of a responsible employer.💥

Read our blog for more insights: www.livingwage.org.uk/news/living-...

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Aug 28

Huge congratulations to TBC London – now officially Southwark’s very first Living Wage Building! They're not only raising the bar on fair pay – they're also making history in their borough.

Find out more: www.livingwage.org.uk/living-wage-...

#LivingWage

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Aug 28

With over one in ten charity workers earning below the real Living Wage, Youth Music and 80+ other Living Wage Funders are taking action to support fair pay in the sector.

Find out how they're shifting the dial: www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk/blogs/living...

Living Wage Funders are uniting to end low pay in the charity sector | Funders Collaborative Hub

Lianna Etkind celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the Living Wage Funders scheme and urges other funders to join

www.funderscollaborativehub.org.uk

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you to all these organisations who are shaping the world of work for the better🎉

#LivingWage #LivingHours #LivingPension #LowPay

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Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌟@bathprestrust.bsky.social
🌟Truro City Council
🌟@mcchuills.bsky.social
🌟@blackmoonbotanica.bsky.social

Our growing network of over 16,000 accredited Living Wage Employers are part of a movement of responsible organisations in the UK who are raising the bar for what decent work looks like.

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