130,000 workers in capital get 10% rise as 'Living Wage' is boosted

MORE than 130,000 Londoners are set to receive a 10 per cent pay boost, as the London Living Wage rises from £11.95 an hour to £13.15.

- Nosh Vickers

Workers who are employed by the capital’s 3,500 organisations signed up to the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) will get the rise in their pay packets.

The foundation sets a new “real living wage” every year, which is higher than the Government’s national living wage (which used to be called the minimum wage).

The LWF says its “real living wage” is a more accurate calculation of rising living costs — and it sets a special rate for London workers to reflect the capital’s higher prices. Outside London, the rate is increasing from £10.90 to £12.