National Minimum Wage Increase October 2009

National Minimum Wage rates

From October 2009, National Minimum Wage rates will increase from:

• £5.73 to £5.80 an hour for workers aged 22 and over
• £4.77 to £4.83 an hour for workers aged 18 to 21
• £3.53 to £3.57 an hour for workers aged 16 to 17

The government has also promised to extend the adult minimum wage rate to 21-year-olds from October 2010.