Martin Lewis has said that half a million people on the minimum wage are being underpaid. The Money Saving Expert has now issued a guide to help people check and claim any money that they are owed.
The Government increased the UK minimum wage at the start of this month from £8.91 per hour to £9.50 an hour - an increase of 6.6%. Those aged 21 to 22 saw their pay rise by 9.8% to £9.18 an hour.
All other rates of the National Minimum Wage also increased, as can be seen in the table below.
