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CAP's campaign for a Living Wage
For several years CAP has been part of a loose coalition campaigning for the National Minimum Wage to be based on a scientific analysis of how much an adequate standard of living costs. The Minimum Wage should be enough to keep people out of poverty and not reliant on in-work benefits.
Living Wage campaign launched in Scotland
In December 2007, a coalition of anti-poverty groups in Scotland launched their own Living Wage campaign. They are looking for organisations and individuals to support them. Download their leaflet here.
CAP calls on employers to pay Living Wage of £7.00
From 1 November 2007 CAP is calling upon all employers to pay a Living Wage of at least £7.00 an hour.
Church of England calls for Living Wage
The Faithful Cities report, published in May 2006, called for the introduction of a Living Wage in place of the inadequate National Minimum Wage.
New Statesman calls for a Living Wage
An editorial statement from the New Statesman in June 2006 supported calls for a Living Wage.
London Living Wage goes up to £7.05
The Mayor of London published figures calculating 2006's Living Wage for London at £7.05 an hour.
Living Wage Church
Summary of research into the low wages paid by churches in the Greater Manchester area. download (137k pdf)
Hard Work
Award winning Guardian journalist Polly Toynbee's graphic account of poverty and low pay in 21st century Britain.
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