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Living Wage

Commons · Question 11832 · Tabled 30 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of how many people will be paid the increased national living wage in April 2025.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 5 Nov 2024

We estimate that over 3 million workers will receive a pay rise due to the increase in the National Living Wage in April 2025. The number of workers paid at the National Living Wage in April 2025 is expected to be lower as some of these workers will recei...