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What is the national minimum wage and how much is it going up after the Budget?

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Place, T. (2026, October 28). What is the national minimum wage and how much is it going up after the Budget? Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/national-minimum-wage-increase-budget-b1302712.html

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Chancellor John Healey announced a 3.9% increase in the national living wage from £12.71 to £13.20, effective April 2027, but did not extend the same raise to workers aged 18 to 20, despite Labour's manifesto promise to equalize minimum wage rates for all adults. This decision is seen as a departure from Labour’s pledge and may exacerbate the issue of almost one million young people being classified as "NEET" (not in employment, education or training). Currently, workers aged 18-20 are entitled to £10.85 per hour, while those aged 16-17 earn £8 hourly. The separate living wage in London is set at £14.80. Businesses have expressed concerns that higher wages for younger employees could make it harder to hire them, despite the national living wage increasing from £12.21 to £12.71 this April.

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The measure means a pay rise for around 2.3 million workers across the UK. asserted

measure → mean → UK

The 3.9% raise ends the trend of hiking pay for those aged 18 to 20 on the national minimum wage more than older workers on the national living wage. asserted

raise → end → wage

Mr Healey opened his Budget statement by saying the increase was for “the working people of Britain”. asserted

increase → open → Britain

The Treasury said the uplift represents an increase of £910 to the gross annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living Wage. asserted

uplift → say → Wage

Unison general secretary Andrea Egan said: “From taxing the banks to grappling with energy bills, there’s much to welcome in this Budget. asserted

Egan → say → Budget

Making the uplift in mileage rates permanent will make a real difference to public service workers. asserted

uplift → make → workers

The National Living Wage increased from £12.21 an hour to £12.71 in April this year, and the National Minimum Wage rose from £10 an hour to £10.85. asserted

Wage → increase → 10.85

The new rates announced in the Budget will come into effect in April 2027. asserted

rates → announce → April

In April, Britain's Low Pay Commission, which advises on minimum wage rates, said the National Living Wage would probably need to increase by around 3.7% in 2027 to £13.18 an hour to keep up with how it expected average pay to rise. asserted

pay → advise → 13.18

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