The National Living Wage will increase by over £1 an hour from April 2024, giving a full-time worker a pay rise of more than £1,800 a year.
The almost 10% pay boost, from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour, is the biggest cash increase in the National Living Wage in more than a decade.
Eligibility for the National Living Wage will also be extended by reducing the age threshold to 21-year-olds for the first time. A 21-year-old will get a 12.4% increase, from £10.18 this year to £11.44 next year, worth almost £2,300 a year for a full-time worker.
National Minimum wage rates for younger workers will also increase. 18-20-year-olds will also get a wage boost to £8.60 per hour – a £1.11 hourly pay bump.
The Department for Business and Trade estimate 2.7 million workers will directly benefit from the 2024 National Living Wage increase.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said: “Next April all full-time workers on the National Living Wage will get a pay rise of over £1,800 a year. That will end low pay in this country, delivering on our manifesto promise.
“The National Living Wage has helped halve the number of people on low pay since 2010, making sure work always pays.”
The minimum hourly wage for an apprentice is also boosted next year, with an 18-year-old apprentice seeing their minimum hourly pay increase by over 20%, going from £5.28 to £6.40 an hour.
