Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 16970
Minimum Wage: Young People
Tabled: 29 November 2024
Answered: 6 December 2024
Question
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing minimum pay age bands for the National Minimum Wage on youth (a) inactivity and (b) unemployment.
Answer
Justin MaddersIn April 2025, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for workers aged 18 to 20, workers under 18, and apprentices will increase significantly – narrowing the gap between those rates and the National Living Wage.The impact of wage levels on youth employmen...
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