New National Minimum Wage Rates
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on 1 April and provided for the following changes to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum…
Apr 01, 2025
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on 1 April and provided for the following changes to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates:
- The NLW, which applies to those aged 21 and over, will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour;
- The NMW for 18- to 20-year-olds will increase from £8.60 to £10.00 per hour;
- The NMW for 16- and 17-year-olds will increase from £6.40 to £7.55 per hour; and
- The apprentice rate of the NMW, which applies to apprentices aged under 19 or those aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship, will increase from £6.40 to £7.55 per hour.
The accommodation offset will increase from £9.99 to £10.66 per day for each day during the pay period that accommodation is provided.
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