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Apprentice (under 19, or 19+ in first year)

8 GBP/hour

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

April 2026 | … | £8 (column "Apprentice"). Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either: aged under 19; aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship

key

uk/minimum-wage/apprentice-under-19-or-19-in-first-year

value

8 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

7.55 GBP/hour (2025-26)

scope

UK-wide; rates change every 1 April

hash

sha256:2a001f7a9a3f10d040249b724b6c909da0dea9f62db76ca2d08fb791354a24e8

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/minimum-wage/apprentice-under-19-or-19-in-first-year?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/minimum-wage/apprentice-under-19-or-19-in-first-year

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  "unit": "GBP/hour",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
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  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
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    "period": "2025-26",
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    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates"
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