Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 112109
Apprentices: Costs
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to a non-Levy-paying firm of employing an 18-year old apprentice in the first year of their apprenticeship, paid at the legal minimum hourly rate for a 37.5
Answer
Andrew WesternMinimum wage rates are reviewed annually and the government considers the independent advice of the Low Pay Commission when setting minimum wage rates.Past, present and future minimum wage rates are published here, National Minimum Wage and National Livin...
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