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21 and over (National Living Wage)

12.71 GBP/hour

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-01

April 2026 | £12.71 | £10.85 | £8 | £8 (columns: 21 and over | 18 to 20 | Under 18 | Apprentice)

key

uk/minimum-wage/21-and-over-national-living-wage

value

12.71 GBP/hour

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-01 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

12.21 GBP/hour (2025-26)

scope

UK-wide; rates change every 1 April

hash

sha256:773b2b1cfe6db837af5c7b5955220190654c2470e686f22dba8a4f407f6ffdfe

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/minimum-wage/21-and-over-national-living-wage?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/minimum-wage/21-and-over-national-living-wage

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  "unit": "GBP/hour",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
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    "period": "2025-26",
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