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Stop Press: Increase in National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage

7 March 2023

On 1‌‌‌ April‌‌‌ 2023, the government will increase the National Living Wage (for workers aged 23 years and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of at least school leaving age):

	23 and over	21 to 22	18 to 20	Under 18 / Apprentice
April 2022 (current rate)	£9.50	£9.18	£6.83	£4.81
April 2023	£10.42	£10.18	£7.49	£5.28

Last year, HMRC recovered £16.8 million in arrears for 155,000 workers that had been underpaid and issued a total of 696 penalties to employers (amounting to £13 million).

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Daniel Hobbs

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Stop Press: Increase in National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage

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