Pay in the adult social care sector
Published March 2025 (data correct as at December 2024)
Next update due: March 2026
This report provides the most up-to-date overview of pay rates for care workers in the adult social care independent sector in England as at December 2024. The National Living Wage (NLW) at this time was £11.44.Topics covered include: recent pay trends, investigation of side effects as a result of the increasing wage floor, and the potential impact of the increasing the NLW (£12.21 from April 2025).
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