Apprentices: Costs
Commons · Question 112116 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to a non-Levy-paying firm of employing an 18-year old apprentice in the first year of their apprenticeship, paid at the legal minimum hourly rate for a 37.5
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 2 Mar 2026
Minimum wage rates are reviewed annually and the government considers the independent advice of the Low Pay Commission when setting minimum wage rates.Regarding wage costs, apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they are either aged under 19 o...