National Minimum Wage Will you be affected by the National Living wage and National Minimum wage rises in April 2021? Following recommendations made by the Low pay commission (LPC) at the end of October 2020 the government has confirmed that the National minimum wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) will both be increasing from the 1 April 2021. National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage to rise in 2021 In response to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations, the government has confirmed that the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) are both set to increase from 1 April 2021 onwards.