From Tuesday 1 October 2013 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise in accordance with the recommendations set out by the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) in April this year.

From 1 October 2013:

• the adult rate will increase by 12p to £6.31 an hour

• the rate for 18-20 year olds will increase by 5p to £5.03 an hour

• the rate for 16-17 year olds will increase by 4p to £3.72 an hour

• the apprentice rate will increase by 3p to £2.68 an hour

• the accommodation offset increases from the current £4.82 to £4.91

More than 890,000 of Britain’s lowest-paid workers will gain from these changes.