Statutory minimum wage rates from 1 April 2025
Labour’s ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ included ensuring that the minimum wage is a real living wage that people can live on. In the recent autumn budget speech, the Chancellor announced the rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) to apply from 1 April 2025.
The government has stated that this is the first step towards removing age bands and creating a single adult wage rate.
|
Rate from April 2024 |
Rate from April 2025 |
Annual increase (£) |
Annual increase (%) |
NLW 21 and over |
£11.44 |
£12.21 |
0.77 |
6.7 |
NMW 18–20 year old |
£8.60 |
£10.00 |
1.40 |
16.3 |
NMW 16–17 year old |
£6.40 |
£7.55 |
1.15 |
18.0 |
Apprentice |
£6.40 |
£7.55 |
1.15 |
18.0 |
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