National Minimum Wage and Statutory Payment Rates
Personal Assistants who support adults have a minimum rate of pay set by the Scottish Government each year. The rate from April 2023 will be £10.90 per hour.
However, Personal Assistants who support children, or those employed privately by their employer (rather than with funds from the Local Authority or Independent Living Fund) are not included in this minimum rate of pay.
In this instance, employers must still pay the legal National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage.
This article explains what the latest rates are.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
Every year the UK Department for Work and Pensions publishes changes to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
From April 2023, the new rates are:
- National Living Wage (aged 23+) = £10.42 (previously £9.50)
- 21-22 year old rate = £10.18 (previously £9.18)
- 18-20 year old rate = £7.49 (previously £6.83)
- 16-17 year old rate = £5.28 (previously £4.81)
- Accommodation offset = £9.10 (previously £8.70)
Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
The rate for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and parental bereavement pay will increase to £172.48 per week (previously this was £156.66).
Statutory Sick Pay
The rate for statutory sick pay will increase to £109.40 per week (previously this was £99.35).
Timescale for change
These changes will take effect in April 2023 (usually the 6th April).
Next steps
Take a look at the resource available below on ‘National Minimum Wage Rates’ to guide you in more detail.