The national minimum wage increases from from 1 of April 2017. The National Living Wage (which applies to workers aged 25 and up) will increase from £7.30 per hour to £7.50 per hour, a rise of 4.2 per cent. In order to simplify matters, the increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will also occur on April 1st, and both will continue to rise on this date each year.more