From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20 pence from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) in March 2015 this year.

The government has rejected the LPC’s recommendation for the apprentice rate. The new apprenticeship rate will be set at £3.30 and represents a rise of 57 pence, the largest ever increase in the National Minimum Wage for apprentices. By implementing a rate higher than the LPC’s recommendation, the government intends that apprenticeships will deliver a wage that is comparable to other choices for work.

From 1 October 2015:
•    the adult rate will increase by 20 pence to £6.70 per hour
•    the rate for 18 to 20 year olds will increase by 17 pence to £5.30 per hour
•    the rate for 16 to 17 year olds will increase by 8 pence to £3.87 per hour
•    the apprentice rate will increase by 57 pence to £3.30 per hour
•    the accommodation offset increases from the current £5.08 to £5.35

This is the largest real-terms increase in the National Minimum Wage since 2007, and more than 1.4 million of Britain’s lowest-paid workers are set to benefit.

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