Question follow-through · 906798
Minimum Wage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people will receive the increased National Minimum Wage.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 3 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people will receive the increased National Minimum Wage.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Dec 2025
Answer published
From 1 April 2026, around 2.7m low-paid workers are expected to benefit from the uplifts to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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