CR SP ) ▁at ▁L ough borough ▁University ▁to ▁calculate ▁a ▁UK - wide ▁Min imum ▁In come ▁Standard ▁( M IS ) ▁figure , ▁an ▁average ▁across ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁higher ▁living ▁costs ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁CR SP ▁used ▁the ▁M IS ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁developing ▁a ▁standard ▁model ▁for ▁setting ▁the ▁UK ▁Living ▁W age ▁outside ▁of ▁London . ▁Cit iz ens ▁UK , ▁a ▁nation wide ▁community ▁organ ising ▁institution ▁developed ▁out ▁of ▁London ▁Cit iz ens , ▁launched ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Living ▁W age ▁Emp loy er ▁mark . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁Foundation ▁has ▁acc red ited ▁thousands ▁of ▁employ ers ▁that ▁pay ▁its ▁proposed ▁living ▁w age . ▁The ▁living ▁w age ▁in ▁London ▁is ▁calculated ▁by ▁G LA ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁the ▁CR SP ▁calcul ates ▁the ▁out - of - Lond on ▁Living ▁W age . ▁Their ▁recommended ▁rates ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁are ▁£ 9 . 4 0 ▁for ▁London ▁and ▁£ 8 . 2 5 ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁UK . ▁These ▁rates ▁are ▁updated ▁ann ually ▁in ▁November . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁Foundation ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁Living ▁W age ▁Commission ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁calculation ▁of ▁the ▁Living ▁W age ▁rates ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁research ▁into ▁the