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From next April the National Living Wage will rise to £11.44 per hour from £10.42, a rise over more than £1 and the largest ever cash increase to the minimum wage. 

The current rate of £10.42 applies to workers over 23, but the Chancellor has announced that the rate will also  apply to 21 and 22-year-olds.  

The announcement came just hours before Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement, where he set out the government’s current tax and spending plans. None of these included any measures specifically to support nursery businesses.

At Conservative party conference in October the Chancellor announced that the national living wage would rise above £11 from April.  This latest announcement results in a 9.8% increase for workers aged 23 and over and 12.4% for 21-year-olds.  The current rate paid to 21 and 22-year-olds is £10.18 an hour.

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