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As well as the usual increases to the figures, there is also a change to the minimum wage bandings.
National living/minimum wage
From 1 April, the 21 to 22 age band will be removed and the hourly rates will be:
- £11.44 for those aged 21 and over (National Living Wage)
- £8.60 for those aged 18-20 (National Minimum Wage)
- £6.40 for those aged 16-17 and for apprentices (National Minimum Wage)
The accommodation offset (the amount you can deduct from the minimum wage if you provide accommodation to your worker) will rise to £9.99 per day.
Other rates
From 7 April, for the following types of payment, the weekly rate will be £184.03 or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings (whichever is lower):
- Statutory maternity pay (week 7 onwards)
- Statutory paternity pay
- Statutory adoption pay (week 7 onwards)
- Statutory parent bereavement pay
- Statutory shared parental pay
On 6 April, statutory sick pay will increase to £116.75 per week.
