The national minimum wage will go up to £12.21 an hour in April after the chancellor confirmed a 6.7% increase in October, with more than three million low-paid workers in line for a pay rise.
Currently, the minimum wage is £11.44 for those aged 21 and over, £8.60 for those aged 18 to 20, and £6.40 for under-18s and apprentices.
The change will take place from April 1. It will rise to £12.21 for those aged 21 and over, £10 for those aged 18 to 20, and £7.55 for under-18s and apprentices.
These increases will mean 3.5 million workers will receive a pay rise this year in total, the government claims. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said: "This Government promised a genuine living wage for working people.
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