Action plan

Salford was the first place in England to get formal recognition for its ambition to become a Living Wage City. The Living Wage Foundation recognised Salford under its Living Wage Places scheme on 11 November 2019.

The aim is to tackle low pay across the city by expanding Living Wage employer accreditation. This work is being driven by the Salford Living Wage City action group, which is a partnership of accredited Living Wage employers from the private, public and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sectors, community champions and trade unions.

In its first three years from 2019 to 2022, Salford exceeded the targets set out in its original action plan for Making Salford a Living Wage City:

The key aims of the action plan 2022-2025 for Making Salford a Living Wage City for 2022 to 2025 are to:

1. Engage local people in the Living Wage movement
2. Maintain existing accreditations
3. Target notable and iconic employers, especially in the private sector
4. Engage funders and commissioners to include the real Living Wage in their criteria
5. Promote Living Hours and Living Hours accreditation
6. Collaborate with other Living Wage places to mutual benefit.

Core targets

Supplementary targets

For more information or to support the Living Wage campaign in Salford, please contact Alison Burnett: alison.burnett@salford.gov.uk

Salford is also part of the Greater Manchester Living Wage city-region campaign.

This page was last updated on 21 June 2023