Living Wage
Commons · Question 16452 · Tabled 27 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people who earn the national living wage in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 2 Dec 2024
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) estimate that 2.9% of full-time employee jobs and 12.0% of part-time employee jobs were covered by the relevant National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rate in 2023. The LPC will publish updated analysis in early 2025.