Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 112115
Apprentices: Costs
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
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 19-year old apprentice in the second year of their apprenticeship, paid at the legal minimum hourly rate for a 37.
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.Regarding wage costs, apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they are either aged under 19 o...
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