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<p>In April 2016, the Government introduced a higher minimum wage rate, called the
National Living Wage, which all employers in the UK are required to pay to those aged
25 and over.</p><p>The Home Office is compliant with April 2019 National Living Wage
of £8.21 and pays this regardless of age. The Living Wage Foundation (LWF) is an initiative
by Citizens UK which advocates employers paying an alternative hourly rate known as
the Living Wage or London Living Wage. The current Living Wage is £9.00 and London
Living Wage is £10.55. Currently there are no qualifying staff directly employed by
the Department being paid below the Living Wage Foundation rate for London.</p><p>The
Home Office does not require its contractors or suppliers to comply with the London
Living Wage although they must comply with pay legislation.</p>
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