Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 97870

Living Wage

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the government intends to equalise the National Living Wage rates for workers over 18 years old.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The removal of the 18–20-year-old age band is a manifesto pledge; we remain committed to the equalisation of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW). The latest increase to the NMW of 8.5% continues to close the gap between the 18-2...

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