▁between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁proportion ▁of ▁residents ▁paid ▁less ▁than ▁this ▁rate ▁was ▁highest ▁in ▁New ham ▁( 3 7 %) ▁and ▁Br ent ▁( 3 2 %). ▁Research ▁by ▁the ▁Office ▁for ▁National ▁Statistics ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁indicated ▁that ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁jobs ▁outside ▁London ▁pay ing ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁living ▁w age ▁was ▁ 2 3 %. ▁The ▁equivalent ▁figure ▁within ▁London ▁was ▁ 1 9 %. ▁Research ▁by ▁L ough borough ▁University , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Trust ▁for ▁London , ▁shows ▁ 4 ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁London ers ▁cannot ▁afford ▁a ▁decent ▁standard ▁of ▁living ▁- ▁that ▁is ▁one ▁that ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁basic ▁needs ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁society ▁at ▁a ▁minimum ▁level . ▁This ▁is ▁significantly ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁ 3 0 % ▁that ▁fall ▁below ▁the ▁standard ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁This ▁represents ▁ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁London ers , ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 . ▁The ▁research ▁highlight s ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁improve ▁in comes ▁through ▁better ▁w ages , ▁mainly , ▁the ▁London ▁Living ▁W age , ▁to ▁ensure ▁more ▁London ers ▁reach ▁a ▁decent ▁standard ▁of ▁living . ▁ ▁Ed ▁Mil ib and , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁opposition ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁supported