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Care Workers: Pay

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 25433

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department's press release entitled Care workers to be represented in fair pay agreements, published on 16 July 2026, what estimate has been made of the average increase in pay for care workers resulting from the £500 million in the first Fair Pay Agreement.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

I refer the Hon Member to the supporting documentation published at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fair-pay-agreement-process-in-adult-social-care

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