Adjust the national living wage for citizens of Brighton and Hove

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The cost of living in Brighton is far greater than that of it's surrounding cities, cities of equal size, and large cities around the country. This combined with wages matching that of these locations, makes living conditions an intense mental strain on the majority of citizens; new and current.

When comparing cities in Sussex with Brighton we can see rent increases of the following:
64.50% higher than in Hastings
63.88% higher than in Eastbourne
33.41% higher than in Worthing

Rent compared with cities in equal or grater population size:
92.62% higher than in Liverpool
61.14% higher than in Portsmouth
44.74% higher than in Manchester

The average cost of groceries is 8.16% higher in Brighton than it is in the cities mentioned.

Source:
www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living
www.rightmove.co.uk

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The national minimum wage doesn't have regional variations as it's a national wage.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do, such as changing the national living wage to a local living wage based on living costs, if that's what you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

17 Nov 2021	Petition opened for signatures
22 Nov 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Nov 2021

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