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National Living Wage rises to £12.71 an hour
Since 1 April 2026 the minimum for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71 an hour. Workers aged 18 to 20 get at least £10.85, and under 18s and apprentices £8.
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Statutory Sick Pay is now paid from the first day
From 6 April 2026 there are no waiting days and no minimum earnings level. You get £123.25 a week or 80% of your average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. The sick pay calculator already uses the new rules.
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Tax year 2026/27 rates are in
Our tax calculators use the figures for 6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027: a Personal Allowance of £12,570, the new Scottish bands, dividend tax at 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35%, and the new student loan thresholds.
Used byTake-home pay calculator 2026/27Income Tax calculator 2026/27Dividend tax calculator 2026/27Student loan repayment calculator 2026/27
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We checked 52 figures against the official source
The values in force were confirmed with Department for Business and Trade, Department for Work and Pensions and HMRC.
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- Additional rate threshold (taxable income)£125,140In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Basic rate band (UK rates, used for dividends and gains)£37,700In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Cap on statutory paid holiday28 daysIn force from 1 April 2009 · Department for Business and Trade
- Capital Gains Tax annual exempt amount£3,000In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Capital Gains Tax rates2 valuesIn force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Child Benefit weekly rates2 valuesIn force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Class 1 employee rate above the Upper Earnings Limit2%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Class 1 employee rate between the Primary Threshold and the Upper Earnings Limit8%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Class 1 employer rate above the Secondary Threshold15%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Class 4 Lower Profits Limit£12,570In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Class 4 rate above £50,270 of profits2%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Class 4 rate between £12,570 and £50,270 of profits6%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Class 4 Upper Profits Limit£50,270In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Dividend Allowance£500In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Dividend tax rates3 valuesIn force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Employment Allowance£10,500In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Full new State Pension (weekly)£241.30In force from 6 April 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
- High Income Child Benefit Charge threshold£60,000In force from 6 April 2024 · HMRC
- Higher rates for additional dwellings (surcharge)5%In force from 31 October 2024 · HMRC
- Holiday accrual for irregular hours and part-year workers12.07%In force from 1 April 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
- Income limit for Personal Allowance£100,000In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Income over the threshold for each 1% of the charge£200In force from 6 April 2024 · HMRC
- Income Tax bands on taxable income (after the Personal Allowance)table with 3 bracketsIn force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Maximum statutory notice from an employer12In force from 22 August 1996 · Department for Business and Trade
- Maximum weeks of Statutory Sick Pay28In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Maximum years of service counted for redundancy pay20 yearsIn force from 22 August 1996 · Department for Business and Trade
- Minimum qualifying years for any new State Pension10 yearsIn force from 6 April 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
- National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit (weekly)£129In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- National Insurance Primary Threshold (annual)£12,570In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- National Insurance Secondary Threshold (annual)£5,000In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- National Insurance Upper Earnings Limit (annual)£50,270In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage (hourly)4 valuesIn force from 1 April 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
- Non-UK resident surcharge2%In force from 1 April 2021 · HMRC
- Personal Allowance£12,570In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Postgraduate loan deduction rate6%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Price limit for first-time buyer relief£500,000In force from 1 April 2025 · HMRC
- Profit level where Class 2 is treated as paid£7,105In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Qualifying years for the full new State Pension35 yearsIn force from 6 April 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
- Stamp Duty Land Tax, first-time buyer relief ratestable with 2 bracketsIn force from 1 April 2025 · HMRC
- Stamp Duty Land Tax, residential ratestable with 5 bracketsIn force from 1 April 2025 · HMRC
- Statutory Maternity Pay as a share of average weekly earnings90%In force from 5 April 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
- Statutory Maternity Pay standard weekly rate£194.32In force from 5 April 2026 · HMRC
- Statutory paid holiday a year5.6In force from 1 April 2009 · Department for Business and Trade
- Statutory Sick Pay as a share of average weekly earnings80%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Statutory Sick Pay weekly rate£123.25In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Student and postgraduate loan repayment thresholds (annual)5 valuesIn force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Student loan deduction rate9%In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Total weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay39In force from 5 April 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
- VAT rates3 valuesIn force from 4 January 2011 · HMRC
- Voluntary Class 2 weekly rate£3.65In force from 6 April 2026 · HMRC
- Weekly pay cap for statutory redundancy pay£751In force from 6 April 2026 · Department for Business and Trade
- Weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay at 90% of earnings6In force from 5 April 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
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Consumer Prices Index (CPI), all items, 2015 = 100144.1