Low Pay Commission consultation 2023
Detail of outcome
This consultation has now closed. New rates of the National Minimum Wage, including the National Living Wage, were announced at the Autumn Statement and will come into force from April 2024. 皇冠体育app Low Pay Commission published its annual report on Monday 4 March, which summarises the evidence submitted in our 2023 consultation.
皇冠体育app minimum wage rates in force from 1 April 2024 are set out below.
| NMW rate from 1 April 2024 | Increase in pence | Percentage increase | |
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| National Living Wage (21 and over) | 拢聽聽 11.44 | 拢聽聽聽聽 1.02 | 9.8% |
| 18-20 Year Old Rate | 拢聽聽聽聽 8.60 | 拢聽聽聽聽 1.11 | 14.8% |
| 16-17 Year Old Rate | 拢聽聽聽聽 6.40 | 拢聽聽聽聽 1.12 | 21.2% |
| Apprentice Rate | 拢聽聽聽聽 6.40 | 拢聽聽聽聽 1.12 | 21.2% |
| Accommodation Offset | 拢聽聽聽聽 9.99 | 拢聽聽聽聽 0.89 | 9.8% |
Original consultation
Consultation description
皇冠体育app Low Pay Commission (LPC) is the independent body which advises the Government on the levels of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW).
We are seeking input to shape the recommendations we will make to the Government this autumn. 皇冠体育appse will cover the levels of the NMW, including the NLW. In April 2024, we anticipate the on-course NLW will be between 拢10.90 and 拢11.43, with a central estimate of 拢11.16. We are also gathering evidence to inform the Government鈥檚 decisions on policy options for the future beyond 2024.
What we鈥檙e seeking evidence on
We are seeking evidence on the broad economic and labour market conditions that workers and businesses are facing, as well as the specific impacts of the rates themselves.
We are particularly interested in evidence on the following:
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皇冠体育app affordability and effects of an increase in April 2024 to an NLW rate within the on-course range of between 拢10.90 and 拢11.43 with a central estimate of 拢11.16.
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皇冠体育app impact of the NLW鈥檚 increase to 拢10.42 on workers, employers, the labour market and economy.
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皇冠体育app impact of lowering the NLW age threshold to 21 years of age and the removal of the 21鈥�22 Year Old Rate.
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皇冠体育app effect of the minimum wage on young people and their employment prospects.
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皇冠体育app effects of this year鈥檚 increase in the Apprentice Rate, and its continued alignment with the 16-17 Year Old Rate.
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Awareness, use and impacts of the Accommodation Offset.
In respect of minimum wages after 2024, we are interested in views on the following:
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皇冠体育app purpose of the NMW and NLW, and the role of the Low Pay Commission.
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Whether a separate minimum wage rate for apprentices is necessary.
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皇冠体育app range of policy options for the minimum wage and how these might work.
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皇冠体育app potential effects of further minimum wage increases and the risks we should consider.
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皇冠体育app evidence that should support future policy decisions.
皇冠体育app rates of the NMW and NLW from 1 April 2023 are as follows:
| Rate from April 2023 | Previous rate (April 2022 to March 2023) | Increase | |
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| National Living Wage | 拢10.42 | 拢9.50 | 9.7% |
| 21-22 Year Old Rate | 拢10.18 | 拢9.18 | 10.9% |
| 18-20 Year Old Rate | 拢7.49 | 拢6.83 | 9.7% |
| 16-17 Year Old Rate | 拢5.28 | 拢4.81 | 9.7% |
| Apprentice Rate | 拢5.28 | 拢4.81 | 9.7% |
| Accommodation Offset | 拢9.10 | 拢8.70 | 4.6% |
Documents
Updates to this page
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皇冠体育app final outcomes of this consultation have now been published.
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e-mail corrected as [email protected] in email box
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First published.