Social Services: Pay
Commons · Question 100597 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure his department’s contribution to the Fair Pay Agreement in adult social care will be passed on to independent adult social care employers.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Jan 2026
We are introducing the first ever Fair Pay Agreement in 2028, backed by £500 million of funding to improve pay and conditions for the adult social care workforce.This £500 million of funding will be given to local authorities to support providers to impro...