# Healey ‘to announce UK minimum wage will rise by nearly 4%’ in new boost for workers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/healey-to-announce-uk-minimum-wage-will-rise-by-nearly-4-in-new-boost-for-workers/
- Published: 2026-10-26T23:08:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T23:13:32+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/minimum-wage-rise-increase-budget-healey-b3073792.html
- Topics: Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- The adult minimum wage is expected to rise 3.9 per cent to about £13.20.
- Rates for 18 to 20-year-olds may rise to around £11.27.
- The reported changes would take effect in 2027.

## Summary

Chancellor John Healey is expected to announce a nearly 4 per cent rise in the UK’s minimum wage, with the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over set to reach about £13.20 an hour. If confirmed in Wednesday’s Budget, the changes would begin in 2027 and would matter particularly for younger workers, whose minimum wage is expected to rise at a similar rate to that of older workers.

The reported increase would take the rate for 18 to 20-year-olds from £10.85 to around £11.27 an hour, ending a pattern of larger percentage rises for younger employees. The Low Pay Commission estimated in April that the adult rate would need to reach about £13.18 in 2027 to keep pace with expected average pay growth. The article also reports other anticipated Budget measures, including reduced tariffs on some supermarket goods and a 55p mileage rate for work driving, for the first 10,000 miles.

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