New minimum wage rates


Statutory minimum wage rates rise on 1 April. The National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and over increases by 4.4% or 33p to £7.83 an hour.


The National Minimum Wage for workers aged 21 to 24 increases by 4.7% or 33p to £7.38. For 18 to 20-year-olds the new rate is £5.90 after a 5.4% or 30p increase, while the under-18 rate increases by only 3.7% or 15p to £4.20 an hour. The rate for apprentices, aged under 19 or 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship, increases by 5.7% or 20p to £3.70.


Workers entitled to these minimum rates include part-timers; casual labourers; agency workers; workers and homeworkers paid by the number of items they make; apprentices; trainees and workers on probation; and disabled workers.


Any worker who thinks their pay is below the correct minimum wage rate can contact the Acas Helpline on 0300 123 1100. 


https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/low-pay-commission