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Petition · past parliament

Increase the minimum wage for 16 and 17 year olds

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Teenagers are paid a child's wage which is approximately £3.87, However we get charged as an adult. If we don't get paid like an adult then why should we be charge like one.
Increase the minimum wage now!
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Ban youth rates and have a blanket minimum wage for all age groups.

Timeline

16 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
18 Dec 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Dec 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.