Policy paper

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: Low Pay Commission remit 2025

The government’s remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) outlining areas to consider when recommending the 2025/26 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.

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

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Low Pay Commission Remit 2025: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage

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Letter from Angela Rayner and Jonathan Reynolds to Low Pay Commission Remit 2025

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The government has published a new remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC). The new remit asks the LPC to make recommendations for the National Living Wage rate and National Minimum Wage rates that should apply from April 2026.

We have asked the LPC to make these recommendations by October 2025.

Published 5 August 2025