Research and analysis

National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government evidence on enforcement and compliance 2025

This report outlines the government's enforcement of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage during the 2024 to 2025 financial year.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 5 November 2025

Documents

National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government evidence on enforcement and compliance, 2025 (PDF version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5989-5, E03432113

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Supplementary data for the National Minimum Wage enforcement and compliance report, 2025

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Details

This document looks at the government’s evidence and analysis on the enforcement of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage. The evidence helps monitor, evaluate and review minimum wage enforcement and compliance.

The evidence covers: 

• routes to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforcement
• enforcement and compliance operations
• enforcement and compliance statistics

Published 5 November 2025