evidence: "Relatively few workers in the council are paid less than the Living Wage threshold (as set by the independent Living Wage Foundation) which is currently £8.45. While the cost associated with the commitment would be meagre, the impact on those living on poverty pay would be dramatic. "Every worker, and their family, deserves a decent standard of living. A living wage is a basic entitlement. [...] "Four councils in Northern Ireland have agreed to pay, at a minimum, the living Wage threshold: Belfast City, Derry City & Strabane, Mid-Ulster, and Fermanagh and Omagh. Causeway Coast & Glens Borough council is now the largest council not guaranteeing a living wage to its employees.