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Policy Paper Published 31 Dec 2019 Department for Business and Trade Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ↗ View on GOV.UK

National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government response to the Low Pay Commission’s Autumn 2019 recommendations

The government's response to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.

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The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended that the hourly rates should increase in April 2020:

  • from £8.21 to £8.72 for workers aged 25 and over (the National Living Wage)
  • from £7.70 to £8.20 for 21 to 24-year-olds
  • from £6.15 to £6.45 for 18 to 20-year-olds
  • from £4.35 to £4.55 for 16 to 17-year-olds
  • from £3.90 to £4.15 for apprentices aged under 19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship

The government accepts these recommendations, and this document sets out its response.

See the LPC recommendations.