£178 million pay-rise for Southwark – new figures reveal working people better off under Labour

New analysis, based on ONS earnings data published this week (Tuesday 15 April), reveal that the average worker in Southwark has experienced a £1,500 real terms pay-rise over the last year as real pay rises 3% across the country. Also this month, Labour is raising the National Minimum Wage to a record high – to […]
‘We have given £25 million of support in the cost of living crisis and now we are giving £2.7 million more’

This month I launched our latest round of support to help Southwark residents through the cost of living crisis. We have already put in place over £25 million of support for local people hardest hit. Last week I announced a further £2.7million of help. I also launched our new Southwark Energy Savers service to provide […]
Southwark Labour’s 10-point plan to tackle the cost of living crisis

Southwark Labour has launched its 10-point plan to tackle the cost of living crisis. Following a visit to Citizens Advice Southwark to hear first-hand how the cost of living crisis is impacting on residents, Cllr Kieron Williams, Leader of Southwark Council said: “Citizens Advice Southwark support 20,000 families every year and the situations they face […]