Young People: Pay
(asked on 16th March 2021) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of pay amongst 16-24 year olds in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
This question was answered on 23rd March 2021
Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods across the UK, including in Coventry North East constituency, Coventry, the West Midlands and England. The Government remains committed to helping hard working individuals earn more whilst levelling up this country.
Source: HMRC RTI data – employees only, seasonally adjusted.
Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods across the UK, including in Coventry North East constituency, Coventry, the West Midlands and England. The Government remains committed to helping hard working individuals earn more whilst levelling up this country.
While the data is not published broken down by age and region together, the table below shows growth in median monthly pay for employees in the latest data (January 2021) in comparison to February 2020.
| Growth in median monthly pay - |
UK - all employees | 3.4% |
West Midlands - region, (NUTS 1) | 4.2% |
West Midlands - county, | 4.7% |
UK- Under 18s | 8.46% |
UK- 18-24 year olds | 0.37% |
The Government will continue to monitor labour market developments using the latest available data.