National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Joyce Sawford

These rates are for the National Living Wage (for those aged 23 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of at least school leaving age). The rates change on 1 April every year.

Current rates from April 1st 2022

	23 and over	21 to 22	18 to 20	Under 18	Apprentice
April 2022	£9.50	£9.18	£6.83	£4.81	£4.81

The hourly rate for the minimum wage depends on your age and whether you’re an apprentice. You must be at least:

school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage
aged 23 to get the National Living Wage – the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 22 and under

Apprentices

Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either:

aged under 19
aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship

Who gets the minimum wage

Read the information on who is entitled to the minimum wage.

You can use the minimum wage calculator to check whether the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage is being paid.

Contact Acas if you’re not getting the National Minimum Wage and think you should be.

National Living and Minimum Wage Rates Increase April 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Joyce Sawford

The Government announced at the end of November 2020 the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates which will come into force from April 2021.

It accepted in full recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission at the end of October 2020

The National Living Wage, ie for those aged 25 and over, will increase by 2.2 per cent from £8.72 to £8.91, and will be extended to 23 and 24 year olds for the first time.

For workers aged under 23, Commissioners recommended smaller increases in recognition of the risks to youth employment which the current economic situation poses.

	Rate from April 2020	Rate from April 2021	Increase
National Living Wage	£8.72	£8.91	2.2%
21-22 Year Old Rate	£8.20	£8.36	2.0%
18-20 Year Old Rate	£6.45	£6.56	1.7%
16-17 Year Old Rate	£4.55	£4.62	1.5%
Apprentice Rate	£4.15	£4.30	3.6%
Accommodation Offset	£8.20	£8.36	2.0%

You can read the Low Pay Commission 2020 summary of findings here

A Reminder of Wage Changes from April 2019

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joyce Sawford

A reminder to you all that the changes to the National Living Wage and National Minimum wage take effect from April 2019.

The hourly rate for the minimum wage depends the employee’s age and whether they are an apprentice.

The rates are as follows:

Year	25 and over	21 to 24	18 to 20	Under 18	Apprentice
April 2018 (current rate)	£7.83	£7.38	£5.90	£4.20	£3.70
April 2019	£8.21	£7.70	£6.15	£4.35	£3.90

Autumn Budget Statement 2018

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Joyce Sawford

National Living Wage & National Minimum Wage:

The government has set a target for the NLW to reach 60% of median earnings by 2020 (subject to sustained economic growth).

Announcements in the Budget include:

Increasing the NLW by 4.9% from £7.83 to £8.21 from April 2019, which will benefit around 2.4 million workers

Accepting recent recommendations by the Low Pay Commission to increase NMW rates from April 2019 as follows:

Increasing the rate for 21 to 24 year olds by 4.3% from £7.38 to £7.70 per hour
Increasing the rate for 18 to 20 year olds by 4.2% from £5.90 to £6.15 per hour
increasing the rate for 16 to 17 year olds by 3.6% from £4.20 to £4.35 per hour
increasing the rate for apprentices by 5.4% from £3.70 to £3.90 per hour

National Minimum Wage Changes

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Joyce Sawford

The hourly rate for the minimum wage depends on your age and whether you’re an apprentice.

You must be at least:

school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage
aged 25 to get the National Living Wage – the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 24 and under

These rates are for the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. The rates change every April.

Year	25 and over	21 to 24	18 to 20	Under 18	Apprentice
April 2017 (current)	£7.50	£7.05	£5.60	£4.05	£3.50
April 2018	£7.83	£7.38	£5.90	£4.20	£3.70

More detailed information can be found here

Rise in Employment Allowance

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Joyce Sawford

GOOD NEWS FOR EMPLOYERS

Businesses will have their employer National Insurance bill cut by another £1,000 from April 2016, as the Employment Allowance rises from £2,000 to £3,000. The Employment Allowance gives businesses and charities a cut in the employer National Insurance they pay.

This means that businesses and charities will be able to employ 4 people full time on the National Living Wage and pay no National Insurance at all.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/summer-budget-2015-key-announcements

Reminder!!! National Living Wage

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Joyce Sawford

ARE YOU READY?

In only two weeks’ time, that is on 1^st April 2016, the Government’s new National Living Wage will become LAW.

If you’re working and aged 25 or over and not in the first year of an apprenticeship, you’ll be legally entitled to at least £7.20 per hour.

If you’re an employer, you’ll need to make sure you’re paying your staff correctly from 1^st April 2016, as the National Living Wage will be enforced as strongly as the current National Minimum Wage – which still applies to those aged under 25

You can find out more by clicking here – there are sections for Workers and Employers to find out who is eligible.

The National Living Wage

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Joyce Sawford