Minimum Wage
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help support the spending power of those who are on the national minimum wage.
Answered by James Murray
From 1 April 2026, the National Living Wage will increase by 4.1% to £12.71 per hour for eligible workers aged 21 and over. This represents an increase of £900 to the gross annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living Wage, and is expected to directly benefit the spending power of around 2.4m low-paid workers.
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