The government supported the Low Pay Commissions recommendations around National Minimum and Living wage and as such announced the National Living Wage will increase by 2.2% to £8.91 an hour from April 2021 and importantly, as per last year’s budget commitment the reduction in age for NLW from the current 25 year start point to 23 years old.
As such the new rates from the 1st of April are blow:
| 01 April 2021 | |
| Apprentice Rate | £4.30 |
| Workers above compulsory school leaving age, but under 18 | £4.62 |
| Workers aged 18 to 20 | £6.56 |
| Adult Workers aged 21 – 22 | £8.36 |
| Accommodation offset (daily rate) | £8.36 |
| National Living Wage (23 & over) | £8.91 |
For more details see here.
