The apprentice national minimum wage will rise by 9.7 per cent to £5.28 from April 2023, the Treasury has announced as part of the autumn statement.
Treasury documents have confirmed that the rate, recommended by the Low Pay Commission, should be accepted, and will mean a 47p increase on the current £4.81 apprentice minimum wage rate.
It comes as chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the national living wage for those aged 23 and above will increase by 9.7 per cent to £10.42 per hour, expected to help more than two million low paid workers, with an increase of £1,600 to the annual earnings of a full time worker on the national living wage.
