Research and analysis

National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission 2018 Report

The Low Pay Commission's (LPC) 2018 Report, containing analysis and evidence underpinning the LPC's National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage recommendations.

• From: Low Pay Commission
• Published: 27 November 2018
• Last updated: 11 January 2019 — See all updates

Documents

National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission Report 2018

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-0886-2, Cm. 9717

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Low Pay Commission 2018 Report data

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Coverage of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage by local authority and region/nation

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Low Pay Commission 2018 Report - Summary of Findings

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The LPC’s annual report on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage contains the evidence underpinning its recommendations for National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates to apply from 1 April 2019. These recommendations were accepted in full by the Government and announced in the October 2018 Budget.

Read the LPC’s press release on the findings of the report: ‘Up to 5 million workers benefited from the National Living Wage in 2018’

The LPC’s recommendations comprised:

	Current rate	Future rate (from April 2019)	Increase
NLW	£7.83	£8.21	4.9%
21-24 rate	£7.38	£7.70	4.3%
18-20 rate	£5.90	£6.15	4.2%
16-17 rate	£4.20	£4.35	3.6%
Apprentice rate	£3.70	£3.90	5.4%
Accommodation offset	£7.00	£7.55	7.9%

Also published here is the data used in the report, and a summary of the findings.

Read the accompanying letter from Bryan Sanderson, Chair of the LPC, to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, containing the LPC’s 2019 rate recommendations.

Published 27 November 2018
Last updated 11 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 11 January 2019

   Summary of findings document added.

2. 7 December 2018

   Added geographical coverage data tables.

3. 27 November 2018

   First published.