Carer's Allowance
Commons · Question 15360 · Tabled 20 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Marie Goldman
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
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 27 Nov 2024
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 ...