Increases in the minimum wages UK workers can be paid came into force on 1 April, benefiting about two million people.
The new rates, which were announced in October, come as household budgets face mounting pressure because of the soaring cost of living.
The minimum wage increases took effect on 1 April:
National Living Wage for over-23s: from 8.91 to 9.50 an hour
National Minimum Wage for those aged 21-22: from 8.36 to 9.18
National Minimum Wage for 18 to 20-year-olds: from 6.56 to 6.83
National Minimum Wage for under-18s: from 4.62 to 4.81
The Apprentice rate: from 4.30 to 4.81
The apprentice rate applies to people aged under 19, or people over 19 but in the first year of their apprenticeship.
If apprentices are older than 19 and have finished the first year of their apprenticeship, they are entitled to the relevant minimum wage for their age group.
The minimum wage is the same across all parts of the UK.
Since the new rates were set in October, the UK's economic picture has changed, with inflation - the measure of the cost of living - rising at its fastest rate for 40 years.
The latest inflation figure at the time of the announcement was 3.1%, but has since risen to 10.1%.
The uplift was the fourth biggest rise in the 23-year history of the minimum wage.
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