Living Wage Week 2026

The motion

That the Parliament recognises Living Wage Week 2026; notes that it is coordinated by the Living Wage Foundation and Living Wage Scotland and runs from 9 to 15 November; celebrates that approximately 76,000 workers in Scotland are set to receive a pay boost as a result of working for one of the over 4,100 accredited Living Wage Employers; understands that Living Wage accreditation in Scotland has delivered almost £730 million of extra wages to workers; believes that in-work poverty and inequality can be alleviated by paying a wage rooted in the cost of living, which is currently set at £14.10 per hour, equivalent to around £2,700 per year more than the legal minimum wage; understands that this additional income could cover approximately eight months of food for a household or five months of average housing and energy costs; recognises the commitment of the employers across Scotland that choose to pay the real Living Wage and the positive contribution that it believes that they make to the lives of their workers, local economies and communities, and encourages Members to support the movement in its work to inspire more employers across Scotland to become accredited Living Wage Employers, to ensure that fair pay becomes the norm and that more workers can enjoy greater financial security.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 6 Lab 2 Green 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S7M-02021 by reference.