Minimum Wage 2024 Uk 18. The national minimum wage is the legal minimum hourly rate of pay for workers over the compulsory school age, generally 16 years of age. In addition, from april 2024 the nlw will be extended to 21 and 22 year olds, fulfilling a recommendation we first made in 2019.

On april 1 2024, the uk’s national minimum wage rose to £11.44 per hour, an increase of 9.8% from the 2023 rate (£10.42). You’re getting paid the national living wage.