New National Minimum & Living Wage rates - Wright Vigar
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The government supported the Low Pay Commissions recommendations around National Minimum and Living wage and as such announced the National Living Wage will increase by 2.2% to £8.91 an hour from April 2021 and importantly, as per last year’s budget commitment the reduction in age for NLW from the current 25-year start point to 23 years old.

As such the new rates from 1 April 2021 are below:

  • Apprentice Rate – £4.30
  • Workers above compulsory school leaving age, but under 18 – £4.62
  • Workers aged 18 to 20 – £6.56
  • Adult Workers aged 21-22 – £8.36
  • Accommodation offset (daily rate) – £8.36
  • National Living Wage (23 & over) – £8.91
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