Statutory minimum wage rates
In the Autumn Budget and Spending Review, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that the government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for the rates of the national minimum wage (NMW) and the national living wage (NLW) to apply from April 2022.
Statutory minimum wage rates from 1 April 2022
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|
Rate from April 2021 | Rate from April 2022 |
Increase |
| 23 year old and over NLW |
£8.91 |
£9.50 |
6.6% |
| 21–22 year old NMW rate |
£8.36 |
£9.18 |
9.8% |
| 18–20 year old NMW rate |
£6.56 |
£6.83 |
4.1% |
| 16–17 year old NMW rate |
£4.62 |
£4.81 |
4.1% |
| Apprentice rate |
£4.30 |
£4.81 |
11.9% |
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