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Minimum wage rates for 2024

The Government has announced National Minimum Wage rates for April 2024, including the National Living Wage.

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The Government has announced the rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) which will come into force from April 2024. In doing so, it has accepted in full the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission.

The rates which will apply from 1 April 2024 are as follows:

NMW Rate Increase in pence Percentage increase
National Living Wage (21 and over) £   11.44 £     1.02 9.8%
18-20 Year Old Rate £     8.60 £     1.11 14.8%
16-17 Year Old Rate £     6.40 £     1.12 21.2%
Apprentice Rate £     6.40 £     1.12 21.2%
Accommodation Offset £     9.99 £     0.89 9.8%

This page brings together the LPC’s recommendations to the Government and a short report setting out the evidence base for those recommendations. The LPC’s full annual report, containing the detailed evidence informing Commissioners’ deliberations, will be published in early 2024.

Published 21 November 2023