Minimum Wage Rates 2026/27

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage Rates increasing on the 1st April 2026

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Apprentices and the National Minimum Wage

Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate of the National Minimum Wage if they’re either:

• under 19
• 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship.

Apprentices over 19 who have completed the first year of their apprenticeship are entitled to the National Minimum Wage for their age.