The minimum wage and offset rates
The current minimum wage and offset rates are shown in the table below:
| Minimum wage (per hour) | £13
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Maximum weekly offset against minimum wage for accommodation
| £146.02
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| Maximum weekly offset against minimum wage for accommodation and food | £194.60
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Qualification for the minimum wage
An employee is entitled to receive the minimum wage once they have reached the statutory school leaving age. This falls on 30 June in the year in which the employee completes their Year 11 studies. Most young people will be 16 on this date. Those with birthdays in July or August will still be 15. This is also the date from which an employer is required to deduct and pay social security contributions.
The hourly rate paid to an employee who is below the statutory school leaving age is at the discretion of the employer and social security contributions are not required.
Previous reviews of the minimum wage
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