The following hourly rates of national minimum and living wages will apply from 1 April 2017:
· The national living wage (workers aged 25 and over) is £7.50.
· The standard adult rate (workers aged between 21 and 24) is £7.05.
· The development rate (workers aged between 18 and 20) is £5.60.
· The young workers rate (workers aged under 18 but above the compulsory school age who are not apprentices) is £4.05.
· The rate for apprentices is £3.50.
From 1 April 2017, the accommodation offset will be £6.40 each day.