Accommodation offset calculator

Enter a live-in worker's pay, hours and room charge to check their pay stays at or above the National Minimum Wage after the 2026/27 accommodation offset.

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Worker's age band

Hourly rate paid (£)

Hours worked a week

Charge for the room a week (£)

Include gas, electricity, water and furniture the worker must pay for. Enter 0 if the room is free.

Days a week the room is provided

Figures use 2026/27 rates and simple assumptions, for planning. Ask us to run it on your own figures.

Your worker's week

How the figures are worked out

The accommodation offset from April 2026 is £11.10 a day, £77.70 for a full week.
If the room is free, the offset is added to the worker's pay for minimum wage purposes.
If the charge is more than the offset, the difference is taken off the worker's pay for minimum wage purposes. A charge at or below the offset makes no difference.
Minimum wage pay is then compared with the hours worked times the worker's minimum rate.
Accommodation is the only benefit that counts. Meals, uniform and tips do not.

Run it on your own figures

Send us a month of till reports and the wage bill and we will work out your real margins, labour cost and VAT position.

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