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From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20 pence from 拢6.50 to 拢6.70 per hour, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) in March 2015 this year.

The government has rejected the LPC鈥檚 recommendation for the apprentice rate. The new apprenticeship rate will be set at 拢3.30 and represents a rise of 57 pence, the largest ever increase in the National Minimum Wage for apprentices. By implementing a rate higher than the LPC鈥檚 recommendation, the government intends that apprenticeships will deliver a wage that is comparable to other choices for work.

Business Secretary Vince Cable is also planning to launch the National Minimum Wage Accelerator - an online tool which will make it easier to compare rates of pay across regions, sectors and occupations. It will take data from the annual survey of hours and earnings and display information about pay so that people are able to compare wages with others in their sector and region

From 1 October 2015:

• the adult rate will increase by 20 pence to 拢6.70 per hour
• the rate for 18 to 20 year olds will increase by 17 pence to 拢5.30 per hour
• the rate for 16 to 17 year olds will increase by 8 pence to 拢3.87 per hour
• the apprentice rate will increase by 57 pence to 拢3.30 per hour
• the accommodation offset increases from the current 拢5.08 to 拢5.35

This is the largest real-terms increase in the National Minimum Wage since 2007, and more than 1.4 million of Britain鈥檚 lowest-paid workers are set to benefit.