Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 56498
Care Workers: Pay
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has considered the potential merits of increasing funding to local authorities to support higher hourly rates for care staff to (a) attract and (b)retain care workers
Answer
Jim McMahonWe have delivered a Settlement that begins to fix the foundations of local government by providing significant investment redirecting funding towards the services and places that need it most. The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion fo...
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