▁costs ▁and ▁benefits ▁of ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁in ▁London ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Trust ▁for ▁London ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁University ▁of ▁London . ▁Further ▁research ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁reports ▁on ▁the ▁potential ▁impact ▁of ▁raising ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁stat ut ory ▁national ▁minimum ▁w age ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁as ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁Foundation ' s ▁living ▁w age ▁recommendation . ▁This ▁included ▁two ▁reports ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Trust ▁for ▁London ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Research ▁( IP PR ) ▁and ▁Resol ution ▁Foundation : ▁" B ey ond ▁the ▁B ottom ▁Line " ▁and ▁" What ▁Price ▁a ▁Living ▁W age ?" ▁Additionally , ▁Land man ▁Econom ics ▁published ▁" The ▁Econom ic ▁Imp act ▁of ▁Ext ending ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁to ▁all ▁Emp loy ees ▁in ▁the ▁UK ". ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁Commission , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Doctor ▁John ▁Sent am u , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁York , ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁UK ▁government ▁should ▁pay ▁its ▁own ▁workers ▁a ▁" l iving ▁w age ", ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁volunt ary ▁for ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁Data ▁published ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁New ▁Policy ▁Institute ▁and ▁Trust ▁for ▁London ▁found ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁employees ▁in ▁London ▁were ▁paid ▁below ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁Foundation ' s ▁recommended ▁living ▁w age