This statistic displays the national minimum wage and national living wage per hour as of October 2018, with forecasts for 2019 through to 2023. In 2018, there was a difference of 45 pence per hour between the hourly national minimum and national living wage. This gap was expected to grow to 96 pence per hour by 2023.
Forecasted national minimum wage and living wage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2023 (in British pounds per hour)
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Office for Budget Responsibility. (October 1, 2018). Forecasted national minimum wage and living wage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2023 (in British pounds per hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/974281/uk-forecast-national-minimum-wage-and-living-wage/
Office for Budget Responsibility. "Forecasted national minimum wage and living wage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2023 (in British pounds per hour)." Chart. October 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974281/uk-forecast-national-minimum-wage-and-living-wage/
Office for Budget Responsibility. (2018). Forecasted national minimum wage and living wage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2023 (in British pounds per hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974281/uk-forecast-national-minimum-wage-and-living-wage/
Office for Budget Responsibility. "Forecasted National Minimum Wage and Living Wage in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2018 to 2023 (in British Pounds per Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974281/uk-forecast-national-minimum-wage-and-living-wage/
Office for Budget Responsibility, Forecasted national minimum wage and living wage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2023 (in British pounds per hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974281/uk-forecast-national-minimum-wage-and-living-wage/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Forecasted national minimum wage and living wage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2023 (in British pounds per hour) [Graph], Office for Budget Responsibility, October 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/974281/uk-forecast-national-minimum-wage-and-living-wage/