Today as a part of the Autumn Statement (17th November 2022), Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the apprentice national minimum wage will rise by 9.7 per cent to £5.28 from April 2023, an increase of 47p on the current £4.81 apprentice minimum wage.
The Treasury said it remained “committed” to tackling low pay and continued its ambition for the national living wage to reach two-thirds of median earnings by 2024.
Over the last few years, we have seen the minimum wage for apprentices rise substantially, with the rate back in 2018 sitting at £3.70 per hour.
We hope this rise will help more young people see apprenticeships as an attractive and viable option for their future. The rise will mean that all apprentice employers paying minimum wage must increase their apprentice’s pay by law. However, we know that many employers already pay more than the UK national minimum wage, so the change won’t hugely impact them.
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