The national minimum wage is set to go up - here's how much by and when

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to Primark to announce the minimum wage change (Image: PA)

The national living wage and national minimum wage are both set to go up. Ahead of the budget on Wednesday, November 26, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said a full-time worker on the National Living Wage will get an increase in pay of £900 a year.

Making the announcement, she said: "I know that the cost of living is still the number one issue for working people and that the economy isn't working well enough for those on the lowest incomes. Too many people are still struggling to make ends meet and that has to change.

"That's why today I'm announcing that we will raise the National Living Wage and also the National Minimum Wage, so that those on low incomes are properly rew