Minimum Wage
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 |
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 |