The National Minimum Wage in 2026

Summary

The UK's Low Pay Commission addresses the challenge of setting the National Minimum Wage to provide a real-terms pay increase for low-wage workers and support household incomes. Their approach involves advising the government on specific rate increases, such as raising the National Living Wage to £12.71 from April 2026, alongside other age-specific and Universal Credit increases. These upratings are now in progress, with the report forecasting a real-terms pay boost for workers and a projected slight decrease in NLW job coverage.

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