Low Pay Commission

This report sets out the evidence and criteria that should be considered when deciding whether to increase the NLW target beyond two-thirds of median earnings.

A list of topics where the LPC is seeking research evidence. We would like to engage with researchers working on these areas.

Invitation to tender for research to inform the Low Pay Commission's 2027 report and beyond.

This report sets out the evidence and criteria that should be considered when deciding whether to increase an NLW target beyond two-thirds of median earnings.

We are gathering evidence towards our recommendations on minimum wage rates for 2027.

This report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of new minimum wage rates in April 2026 and looks ahead at future changes for 2027.

The Low Pay Commission's annual report sets out in full the evidence and analysis which informed recommendations for minimum wage rates from April 2026.

The Low Pay Commission is inviting submissions to inform its recommendations to the Government on minimum wage rates in 2026 and beyond.

These research reports were commissioned by the Low Pay Commission to inform recommendations on minimum wage rates for 2026.

Invitation to tender for research for the Low Pay Commission's 2026 report and beyond

This page sets out the Low Pay Commission's advice to the Government on National Minimum Wage rates for April 2026.

Fees and expenses paid to Low Pay Commissioners between April 2024 and March 2025.

This note updates stakeholders on the LPC's publication plans around compliance and enforcement and sets out how we will be taking forward work in this area.

The Low Pay Commission Secretariat's Business Plan for the 2025/26 financial year.

Invitation to tender for research surveying the views and experiences of workers in low-paid jobs

Information on the Low Pay Commission's expenditure for the 2025/26 financial year

The Low Pay Commission is seeking evidence to inform our advice on the minimum wage in 2025 and beyond.

A register of the interests declared by Low Pay Commissioners.

On 1 April 2025, minimum wage rates will increase. This short report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of those changes.

The Low Pay Commission's annual report sets out in full the evidence and analysis which informed recommendations for minimum wage rates from April 2025.

These research reports were commissioned by the Low Pay Commission to inform recommendations on minimum wage rates for 2025.

Information on the Low Pay Commission's expenditure for the 2024/25 financial year

Invitation to tender for research for the Low Pay Commission's 2025 report and beyond

This report by the Low Pay Commission looks at the latest evidence on underpayment and enforcement of the minimum wage.

National Minimum Wage rates for April 2025, including the National Living Wage.

Details of the names and job titles of the Low Pay Commission Secretariat's members of staff.

A statement by the Low Pay Commission on our approach to recommending minimum wage rates for April 2025

This is a paper on understanding the similarities between gig work and low-paid work, and whether NLW impacts what form of work individuals decide to take up.

This page contains the Low Pay Commission's advice to the Government on minimum wage policy beyond 2024.

This short report looks at the impact of the increase in National Minimum Wage rates in April 2024, and projects the National Living Wage rate for April 2025.

Research commissioned in 2022 to inform recommendations to the Government on the National Minimum Wage.

The Low Pay Commission is seeking evidence to inform recommendations on minimum wage rates in 2024 and beyond.

This page collects the research projects commissioned by the LPC to inform its 2023 recommendations.

This report sets out the evidence the LPC relied on to recommend the rates of the National Minimum Wage, including the National Living Wage, from April 2024.

Fees and expenses paid to Low Pay Commissioners between April 2021 and March 2022.

An independent research report from researchers at Sheffield Hallam University, reviewing the experiences of those paid the Apprentice Rate of the minimum wage.

The Government has announced National Minimum Wage rates for April 2024, including the National Living Wage.

An in-house report from the Low Pay Commission, using geography, gender and age to look at the effects of the National Living Wage to March 2020.

The LPC's 2023 report on compliance and enforcement presents data on underpayment and explores the persistence of underpayment for individual workers.

The Low Pay Commission is seeking evidence to inform its recommendations for the 2021 National Minimum Wage rates.

We are seeking views on the proposals made by the Low Pay Commission, to address the issue of ‘one-sided flexibility’.

A letter from Chair of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) Bryan Sanderson to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) containing the LPC's 2019 minimum wage rate recommendations.

The Low Pay Commission Chair, David Norgrove responds to Vince Cable on the 2014 wage rates and future path of the National Minimum Wage.