Living wage to rise

Dated: 05 Nov, 2018

The national living wage (the title chosen by the former chancellor George Osborne) is the statutory national minimum wage but for those over the age of 25. . It is set at £7.83 an hour; it will rise to £8.21 an hour from next April.

For 21-24-year-olds, the current rate is £7.38 and will rise to £7.70; and the rate for 18-20-year-olds rises from £5.90 to £6.15.