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Minimum wage rates for 2022
Read the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates from April 2022.
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This page contains the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates which will apply from 1 April 2022. These recommendations have been accepted in full by the Government.
The NLW and NMW rates from 1 April 2022 are:
| Rate from April 2022 | Current rate (April 2021 to March 2022) | Increase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Living Wage | £9.50 | £8.91 | 6.6% |
| 21-22 Year Old Rate | £9.18 | £8.36 | 9.8% |
| 18-20 Year Old Rate | £6.83 | £6.56 | 4.1% |
| 16-17 Year Old Rate | £4.81 | £4.62 | 4.1% |
| Apprentice Rate | £4.81 | £4.30 | 11.9% |
| Accommodation Offset | £8.70 | £8.36 | 4.1% |
We are publishing our Chair’s recommendations letter to the Government and a summary of the evidence used in our decision-making. Our full 2021 report will be published later in the year, setting out in greater length the evidence we relied on in making this year’s recommendations.
Published 27 October 2021