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The Low Pay Commission has updated its projections for the National Living Wage in 2026.
National Minimum Wage rates for April 2025, including the National Living Wage.
Dear Secretary of State, NATIONAL LIVING WAGE AND NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE…
1. Introduction The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is the independent body which…
The home of Low Pay Commission on GOV.UK. The Low Pay Commission is an independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage.
Low Pay Commission recommendations accepted in full
On 1 April 2025, minimum wage rates will increase. This short report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of those changes.
Press release accompanying the Low Pay Commission's 2025 Uprating Report
A report by the Low Pay Commission on the history of the UK minimum wage and its effects.
The Low Pay Commission's annual report sets out in full the evidence and analysis which informed recommendations for minimum wage rates from April 2025.
The Government has announced National Minimum Wage rates for April 2024, including the National Living Wage.
The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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