Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112758

NHS: Pay

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 25 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that all Agenda for Change NHS pay bands are (a) set at and (b) above the real Living Wage as calculated by the Living Wage foundatio

Answer

Karin Smyth

These specific assessments have not been made.Following acceptance of the NHS Pay Review Body recommendations on pay for 2026/27, Agenda for Change (AfC) entry pay will remain above the National Living Wage for 2026/27. In addition, we have committed to p...

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