The official minimum rates of pay has risen, meaning 2.7 million workers will be paid more from April.
The rate for workers aged 21 and over is called the National Living Wage, while those aged 18 to 20 are paid the National Minimum Wage.
The rates apply across the UK.
Starting 1 April 2026, workers over 21 on the National Living Wage will be paid 12.71 an hour, 50p more than last year.
For someone working full time (37.5 hours a week), that amounts to 24,784.50 a year - an increase of 900.
The rate for 18 to 20-year-olds has gone up to 10.85 an hour.
That's an increase of 85p per hour.
It amounts to an increase of 1,500 a year for a full-time worker.
The government said its goal is to eventually scrap this separate rate for 18 to 20-year-olds, and have one rate for all adults.
The minimum wage for 16 and 17-year-olds has also risen and is now 8 an hour.
There are different rates of pay for apprentices depending on their age and what stage of apprenticeship they are in.
Apprentices aged 16 to 18 are entitled to the National Minimum Wage rate for that age group which is currently 8.
Those aged 19, or in the first year of their apprenticeship, are paid the same amount.
But those over 19 - or who have already completed their first year - are entitled to the appropriate National Minimum Wage or National...
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