--- title: Changes to National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage -April 2018 description: The changes to the National Minimum Wage and National living Wage come into effect on 1st April 2018. 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20 yo:- **Increases to £4.90 per hour from £4.60 per hour. **21 - 24 yo:- **Increases to £7.38 per hour from £7.05 per hour.   **NATIONAL LIVING WAGE:-** **25 years plus :-** Increases to £7.83 per hour from £7.50 per hour.   **For further information or to discuss this in more detail with your Temp contact, [contact us](https://www.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/get-in-touch/).**   - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) By [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) | | Comments Off ### About the Author: [Mark Woffenden](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/author/mark-woffenden) ![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Mark.jpg) Mark Woffenden is a Director at Lucy Walker Recruitment and has an extensive knowledge of the issues and workings of the West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester Commercial markets developed over the last 20 years in the Industry ### Related Posts [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Subscribetoblog2.jpg)](https://info.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/blog-subscription-page) [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Latestsalaryguide.jpg)](https://info.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/salary-analysis-guide-2022-4) [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/Latestmarkettends.jpg)](https://info.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/market-guide-2023) [![](https://blog.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/hubfs/JOBALERTS.jpg)](https://info.lucywalkerrecruitment.com/job-alert-subscription-page) [- Popular - 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