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Press Association Political Staff. (2026, October 31). Healey hints manifesto pledge on young worker pay not certain before election. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-john-healey-government-institute-for-fiscal-studies-b1303095.html
Press Association Political Staff. “Healey hints manifesto pledge on young worker pay not certain before election.” Evening Standard, 31 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-john-healey-government-institute-for-fiscal-studies-b1303095.html.
Press Association Political Staff. “Healey hints manifesto pledge on young worker pay not certain before election.” Evening Standard, October 31, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-john-healey-government-institute-for-fiscal-studies-b1303095.html.
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John Healey, the Chancellor, announced in his recent Budget statement that the national minimum wage will rise by 3.9% to £11.27 for workers aged 18-20 and to £13.20 for those over 21. This move aligns with the Low Pay Commission's recommendations but goes against Labour’s manifesto promise from 2024, which aimed to equalize minimum wage rates across all age groups by eliminating discriminatory age bands. The decision has raised concerns among younger workers and their advocates who argue that it breaks Labour’s commitment to fairness in wages. Unison general secretary Andrea Egan welcomed the increase but expressed disappointment over the maintained gap between wages for older and younger workers.
