The UK government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommended increases to the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) rates, to apply from 1 April 2022.
The new rates will be:
Age 23 or over (NLW rate): £9.50 (up from £8.91).
Age 21 to 22: £9.18 (up from £8.36).
Age 18 to 20: £6.83 (up from £6.56).
Age 16 to 17: £4.81 (up from £4.62).
Apprentice rate: £4.81 (up from £4.30).
Accommodation offset amount: £8.70 (up from £8.36).