Millions of workers will receive a pay rise next year after the Government confirmed minimum wage rates will increase.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has accepted recommendations from the Low Pay Commission to increase wages by up to 85p an hour ahead of Wednesday’s Budget .

From April 2026 the National Living Wage will rise by 4.1 per cent to £12.71 an hour for workers aged 21 and over. New Feature

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The Government said this will increase gross earnings of a full-time worker by £900 a year, for around 2.4 million workers.

The National Minimum Wage rate, which applies to 18 to 20-year-olds, will increase by 8.5 per cent to £10.85 an hour.

This will mean an annual wage increase of £1,500 for a full-time worker, which the Government said

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