The National Minimum Wage rates increased from 1st October, 2016 as follows:

• For workers aged 25 and over:
  £7.20 per hour
• For workers aged 21-24:
  £6.95 per hour
• For workers aged 18-20:
  £5.55 per hour
• For workers aged 16-17:
  £4 per hour
• For Apprentices under 19 or 19 or over who are in the first year of apprenticeship:
  £3.40 per hour

The rate will then change every April starting April 2017.

The National Living Wage

The Government’s National Living Wage was introduced on 1 April 2016 for all working people aged 25 and over, and is set at £7.20 per hour.