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National Living Wage Could Rise Next Year for Workers Across UK - Liverpool Echo
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 5 – The UK government aims to raise the National Living Wage to at least two-thirds of median earnings by April 2026, with a possible increase of up to 65p per hour, affecting millions of workers.
- On August 5, the UK Government published the Low Pay Commission’s remit, setting out a projected rise of up to 65p for the National Living Wage next year.
- Amid the Government’s Growth Mission, the LPC is asked to recommend a rate at least two-thirds of UK median earnings for workers aged 21 and over from April 2026, based on updated estimates.
- The commission’s central estimate forecasts a range from 12.55 to 12.86 around the central estimate of 12.71, with a 4.1% increase.
- Ahead of the April 2026 rate changes, the Low Pay Commission will report back by the end of October 2025, guiding the Government on minimum wage rates for April 2026.
- Elsewhere, the UK Government is abolishing 'discriminatory' age banding and has broadened the LPC's remit to review wage differentials, the source states.
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Millions of workers set to be handed £1,152 pay rise after UK rule change - Birmingham Live
Government has unveiled the Low Pay Commission's recommendations for future rates of both the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage, effective from April 2026.
·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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