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National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates increasing from 1 April 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Jane Maclachlan

From 1 April the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates are:

Rate from April 2022

Current rate

(April 2021 to March 2022)

Increase
National Living Wage

£9.50

£8.91

6.6%

21-22 Year Old Rate

£9.18

£8.36

9.8%

18-20 Year Old Rate

£6.83

£6.56

4.1%

16-17 Year Old Rate

£4.81

£4.62

4.1%

Apprentice Rate

£4.81

£4.30

11.9%

Accommodation Offset

£8.70

£8.36

4.1%

 

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