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Living Wage

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 11832

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of how many people will be paid the increased national living wage in April 2025.

Answered by Justin Madders

We estimate that over 3 million workers will receive a pay rise due to the increase in the National Living Wage in April 2025. The number of workers paid at the National Living Wage in April 2025 is expected to be lower as some of these workers will receive a further indirect pay rise as employers decide to pay above the minimum.

We will publish an Impact Assessment alongside the legislation that implements the increase to the National Living Wage.

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