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Minimum wage: age 16 to 17

The National Minimum Wage hourly rate for workers aged 16 to 17 (the under-18 rate).

£8.00per hour

Corroborated Statutory Instrument United Kingdom in force since 2026-04-01

Checked against its sources: statute verified 2026-09-21·guidance verified 2026-09-21

Current sources

Source A · Legislationhttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/357/regulation/2/made (reg.4A(c))

retrieved 2026-07-08

Source B · Official guidancehttps://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

retrieved 2026-07-29

History

Value	From	To	Status	Sources
£8.00	2026-04-01	—	Corroborated	Legislation: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/357/regulation/2/made (reg.4A(c)) retrieved 2026-07-08 Official guidance: https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates retrieved 2026-07-29
£7.55	2025-04-01	2026-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2025/401; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08
£6.40	2024-04-01	2025-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2024/432; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08
£5.28	2023-04-01	2024-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2023/354; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08
£4.81	2022-04-01	2023-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2022/382; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08
£4.62	2021-04-01	2022-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2021/329; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08
£4.55	2020-04-01	2021-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2020/338; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08
£4.35	2019-04-01	2020-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2019/603; provenance: as-made CLML read (A) + gov.uk historical table (B) retrieved 2026-07-08
£4.20	2018-04-01	2019-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2018/455; provenance: as-made CLML read (A); gov.uk historical tables do not extend this far back — A-only retrieved 2026-07-08
£4.05	2017-04-01	2018-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2017/465; provenance: as-made CLML read (A); gov.uk historical tables do not extend this far back — A-only retrieved 2026-07-08
£4.00	2016-10-01	2017-03-31	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2016/953; provenance: as-made CLML read (A); gov.uk historical tables do not extend this far back — A-only retrieved 2026-07-08
£3.87	2016-04-01	2016-09-30	Primary source only	Legislation: NMW (Amendment) Regulations, SI 2016/68; provenance: as-made CLML read (A); gov.uk historical tables do not extend this far back — A-only retrieved 2026-07-08

Receipt

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