The URC National Synod of Wales has been accredited as a Living Wage employer.

From January 2016 all employees of United Reformed Church (Wales) Trust are guaranteed to be paid the Living Wage, £8.25, rather than the Minimum Wage currently of £6.70 for those aged 20 or over.

The voluntary Living Wage is not to be confused with the National Living Wage announced by the Government which from April 2016, entitles all workers aged 25 and over to at least £7.20 per hour.

The Living Wage campaign, launched by Citizens UK in 2001, has won over £210 million of additional wages, lifting over 70,000 families out of working poverty. The calculation takes into account a basket of essential goods and services and provides the amount a worker should earn to give their family a basic but acceptable standard of living.