On 1 October 2012, the new rates for the national minimum wages came into force:

1 October 2011 to
30 September 2012

1 October 2012 to
30 September 2013 

Standard Adult Hourly Rate

(workers aged 21 and over) 

£6.08

£6.19

Development Hourly Rate

(workers aged between 18 and 20 inclusive) 

£4.98

£4.98

Young Workers Hourly Rate

(workers aged under 18 but above the compulsory school age who are not apprentices) 

£3.68

£3.68

Apprentices Hourly Rate 

£2.60

£2.65

Accommodation Daily Offset

£4.73 

£4.82

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