UK National Minimum Wage

How much will the minimum wage rise by?

Ministers have announced bigger-than-expected increases to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.

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Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages
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Business
Posted
31 October
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7437
Budget 2024: Key points at a glance
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Business
Posted
30 October
Minimum wage to rise to £12.21 an hour next year
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Business
Posted
30 October
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1672
'My salary allows me to live, not just survive'
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London
Posted
27 October
London Living Wage workers receive 5.3% pay rise
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London
Posted
23 October
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Half of low-paid Londoners use a food bank - survey
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London
Posted
15 October
Minimum wage increase a concern for NI businesses
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Northern Ireland
Posted
1 April
Millions get a pay rise as minimum wage increases
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Business
Posted
1 April
Analysis. The low pay puzzle. Audio, 28 minutes
Why, after 25 years of rising wages, do most workers feel worse off?
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BBC Radio 4
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Will minimum wage rise help NI families?
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Northern Ireland
Posted
6 March
'Will I be better off after minimum wage rise?' Video, 00:01:27
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Northern Ireland
Posted
6 March
Nightclub boss blames lack of students for closures
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Business
Posted
15 February
UK's largest nightclub owner calls in administrators
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Business
Posted
15 January
Hollywood Bowl: Wage rise may lead to higher prices
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Business
Posted
18 December 2023
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551
Minimum wage rise 'to cost council extra £5.4m'
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Suffolk
Posted
6 December 2023
National Living Wage will increase to £11.44 per hour. Video, 00:00:46
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Business
Posted
21 November 2023
'London living wage' workers to see 10% pay rise
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London
Posted
24 October 2023
Oxford United did not pay minimum wage to staff
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Oxford
Posted
21 June 2023
WH Smith, M&S and Argos failed to pay minimum wage
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Business
Posted
21 June 2023
Large ethnic gap in real living wage, report finds
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London
Posted
31 March 2023
Can Wales fix its social care problems?
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Wales politics
Posted
8 January 2023
What women on minimum wage gave up in 2022
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World
Posted
28 December 2022
‘My bus ticket was more than I got paid an hour’
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Business
Posted
13 October 2022
Real Living Wage rises by 10% to £10.90 an hour
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Business
Posted
22 September 2022
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256