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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell and Millie Cooke

Rachel Reeves hands low-paid a £1,400 boost as minimum wage to rise by 6.7%

Millions of workers will be handed inflation-busting pay increases as Rachel Reeves hikes up the minimum wage by 6.7 per cent.

The chancellor will increase the measure, also known as the national living wage, from £11.44 per hour to £12.21 in April next year.

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