Minimum Wage

National Minimum Wage (and Living Wage)
 
The minimum wage rates for all ages as from 1st April 2023 are as follows: 
 

Over 23*-year-olds

£10.42 per hour 

 21-22 year olds:

£10.18 per hour 

18-20 year olds:

£7.49 per hour

16-17year olds:

£5.28 per hour

Apprentice rate:

£5.28 per hour

Accommodation Rate:

£9.10 per day or £63.70 per week

Lowering of NLW age

*As part of a two-step age threshold reduction, the NLW was extended to apply to workers aged 23 and 24 from 1st April 2021. It is expected that it will apply to those aged 21 and 22 by 2024.

Upcoming Changes

The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations to significantly increase the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates from 1st April 2024. The minimum wage rates for all ages as from 1st April 2024 will be: 

21 and over

£11.44 per hour

18-20 year olds

£8.60 per hour

16-17year olds

£6.40 per hour

Apprentice rate

£6.40 per hour

Accommodation Rate:

£9.99 per day or £69.93 per week

Previous minimum wage rates 
 
The previous minimum wage rates to 31st March 2023 for all ages were:
 

Over 23*-year-olds

£9.50 per hour 

21-24 year olds

£9.18 per hour 

18-20 year olds

£6.83 per hour

16-17year olds

£4.81 per hour

Apprentice rate

£4.81 per hour

Accommodation Rate

£8.70 per day or £60.90 per week