Announcement of the 2022 National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates

The Government has announced the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates which will come into force from 1st April 2022.  The National Living Wage will increase by 6.6 per cent from £8.91 to £9.50.

From 1st April 2022, the National Living Wage (NLW) will be the statutory minimum wage for workers aged 23 and over. The full scales of rates for other ages are below;

 

Rate from April 2021 Rate from April 2022 Increase
National Living Wage £8.91 £9.50 6.6%
21-22 Year Old Rate £8.36 £9.18 9.8%
18-20 Year Old Rate £6.56 £6.83 4.1%
16-17 Year Old Rate £4.62 £4.81 4.1%
Apprentice Rate £4.30 £4.81 11.9%

The above rates should be applied to payments relating to work completed on or after 1st April 2022.