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Minimum Wage

Asked by Gill GermanLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 906798

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people will receive the increased National Minimum Wage.

Answered by James Murray

From 1 April 2026, around 2.7m low-paid workers are expected to benefit from the uplifts to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.

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