April 2025 Statutory Rate Updates
24 March 2025
Get Ready for April 2025 – Statutory Rates Changes
As always there are a number of statutory rates to prepare for in April, please see below some more detail on the changes which are coming up.
Pay Rates (from 1st April 2025)
National Living Wage Current 1 April 2025
Over 21 years old £11.44 per hour £12.21 per hour
National Minimum Wage Current 1 April 2025
18 to 20 years old £8.60 per hour £10.00 per hour
16 to 17 years old £6.40 per hour £7.55 per hour
Apprentice aged under 19 £6.40 per hour £7.55 per hour
or during first year
Statutory Benefits Current 6 April 2025
Sickness Pay £116.75 per week £118.75 per week
Maternity Pay £116.75 per week £118.75 per week
Paternity Pay £116.75 per week £118.75 per week
Shared Parental Pay £116.75 per week £118.75 per week
Adoption Pay £116.75 per week £118.75 per week
Parental Bereavement Pay £116.75 per week £118.75 per week
National Insurance Contributions (From 6th April 2025)
National Insurance contributions (NICs) rates alter to:
Employer NI Contributions (Secondary Class 1 contributions)
- Employers will start to pay per employee when employees earn £5,000+ annually (a decrease in the threshold from £9,100)
- Employers NI contributions will increase from 13.8% to 15% per employee
Employee NI Contributions (Class 1 primary contributions)
- 8% (reduced from 10%) - full terms and exclusions are listed
More information can be found on the government website relating to this.
Rates and thresholds for employers 2025 to 2026 - GOV.UK