Written Question·Treasury·UIN 906798

Minimum Wage

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Gill German

LabourClwyd North

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people will receive the increased National Minimum Wage.

Answer

James Murray
From 1 April 2026, around 2.7m low-paid workers are expected to benefit from the uplifts to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.