There are three types of benefits. These benefits include the following: benefits to the local economy, benefits to businesses, and benefits to workers. The local economy benefits in numerous ways. Some of these benefits are reduced poverty rates, reduced reliance on social services, increased consumer spending, and increased support for businesses. Business benefits include the following: turnover rates, improved service quality and reduced administrative costs. Workers benefit from the Living Wage Movement, because they tend to have greater job satisfaction, reduce poverty, and also have increased education and healthcare. Almost all living wages apply to businesses that receive government contracts. According to the census, most low-wage workers are, in fact, adults over the age of 20. These workers who benefit from it are mostly women and