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The Latest Breaking News from the Low Pay Commission

Minimum Wage 2026 Rises to £12.71 from April as Pay Boost Kicks In

Millions of UK workers will benefit from a pay increase as the National Living Wage rises to £12.71 per hour from April 2026, impacting employees aged 21 and over.

International Business Times UK

Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears

Government considering delay to equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemployment

The Guardian - UK

Minimum wage to rise by 4.1% from April, government says ahead of budget

The wage rate for young people will increase by 8.5% to £10.85

Evening Standard

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Increase in minimum wage rates announced

The Government says millions of low-paid workers will get a pay rise.

The Independent UK

What is the UK national living wage? Advisory board suggests increase for 2026

The UK's national living wage is expected to increase to between £12.55 and £12.86 in April 2026, according to the Low Pay Commission

Evening Standard

National Living Wage predicted to rise higher than expected

The highest estimate could see wages rise over £1,200 a year

The Independent UK

National living wage likely to rise to £12.71 next year, advisory body estimates

At the moment, the national living wage for people aged 21 and above is £12.21 an hour.

Evening Standard

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Government asks body to consult on axing ‘discriminatory’ minimum wage age bands

The Low Pay Commission will be required to put forward ‘recommendations on achieving a single adult rate in the years ahead’.

The Independent UK

‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme

The Guardian - UK

Minimum wage to increase – but it still falls short of the Living Wage

THE minimum wage will rise to £12.21 an hour next year after the Chancellor confirmed a 6.7 per cent increase ahead of Wednesday’s Budget.

The National (Scotland)

Minimum wage to rise 6.7% as Chancellor plots path to ‘genuine living wage’

Wages will rise for 3.5 million workers, but the Low Pay Commission warned businesses were beginning to struggle with large increases.

Evening Standard

New rights for UK workers are unlikely to put enough money in the pockets of those who need it

Sarah was in a comfortable job, working for an archaeology business before being diagnosed with cancer. Much of her 20-year career had left her with reliable employment rights in the civil service.

The Conversation

Wages in the U.K. are growing twice as fast as Europe and the U.S. thanks to one simple policy

Mandated increases in the National Living Wage is helping U.K. workers outpace pay rises in other major economies.

Fortune

Tories accused of ‘colonising’ state by granting public roles to allies

Campaigners say the appointments system need to be overhauled amid criticism about alleged Conservative cronyism

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The Guardian - UK

National living wage to rise by almost 10% to £11.44 an hour

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says earnings of full-time workers will rise by £1,800 a year next spring as a the result of move

The Guardian - UK

Real living wage rises to £12 an hour as cost of living crisis continues

The half a million workers whose employers pay the voluntary real living wage will earn £3,000 a year above the minimum wage

Evening Standard

Chancellor gives ‘pay boost for two million’ as living wage increases to £11 an hour

The Chancellor said the pay-rise would benefit the lowest-paid

The Independent UK

Hunt to confirm ‘pay boost for two million’ as living wage rises to £11 an hour

The Chancellor will announce the move to the Conservative conference on Monday.

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Belfast Live

Belfast workers call for £12 minimum wage as Low Pay Commission visits

NI workers to give evidence at Belfast hearing as retail union USDAW says 'many are reaching breaking point'

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