Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15360

Carer's Allowance

Tabled: 20 November 2024
Answered: 27 November 2024

Question

Marie Goldman

Liberal DemocratChelmsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of carers pay.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Adult social care is a historically low paid sector, as most care workers are paid at or just above the National Living Wage. The recently introduced Employment Rights Bill aims to address this by establishing a framework for Fair Pay Agreements, through ...

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