Question: has minimum wage been increased?
Answer: the National Living Wage for those aged 25 and over will increase by 6.2% to £8.72 an hour. the National Minimum Wage for those aged 21 to 24 is increasing by 6.5% to £8.20 an hour. the National Minimum Wage for those aged 18 to 20 is increasing by 4.9% to £6.45 an hour.