A CAMPAIGN for a living wage of £10 an hour was launched yesterday after a GMB study found that some households had an annual disposable income of less than half of average earnings.

Nottingham, Leicester and Blackburn have the lowest average disposable household income at £11,400, £11,540 and £11,580 respectively. The highest figure is in London — £21,400.

GMB national officer Jude Brimble, said: “The cost-of-living crisis is about inadequate wages and hours. Britain needs a pay rise and enough hours of work to earn a decent living. Too many people at work in the security industry have to claim benefits to make ends meet.

“A £10-per-hour living wage would free our members from claiming benefits or payday loan sharks. It would go some way to reversing inequality of income from work.”

The average disposable income — which counts spending money after taxes — is about £16,800 in Britain, the GMB said.