National Living Wage will increase to £11.44 per hour - Laura Trott
The minimum wage is to increase by more than a pound to £11.44 per hour from April next year.
Known officially as the National Living Wage, it is currently £10.42 an hour for workers over 23.
The rise is "fantastic news" and worth £1,800 for full-time workers, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Laura Trott, has said.
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