Responding to the announcement that the London Living Wage is rising to £10.55, local London Assembly Member, Navin Shah AM, said:
“This significant boost to the London Living Wage will be a fantastic help to those in Brent and Harrow who are struggling to get by.
“In London we feel the rising cost of living more acutely than anywhere else, particularly due to the extremely high cost of housing. With a no deal or bad deal Brexit on the horizon, economic uncertainty and its subsequent impact on food prices and other key costs will further hit the lowest paid the hardest.
“We now need more local employers to sign up to the London Living Wage.
“Whilst the Government recently announced an increase in the National Living Wage, this still falls short of what Londoners actually need to earn to escape the grasp of poverty. They must now go further.”
ENDS
Notes to editors
- Navin Shah AM is the London Assembly Member for Harrow and Brent.
For more information please contact Labour Group Research Support Officer, Yana Nyawela on 020 7983 4876. Number not for publication.