United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 34495
Care Workers: Pay
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16 July 2021
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30 July 2021 · Answer
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30 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that adult social care workers are paid a wage which meets the (a) the Real Living Wage standards and (b) wage of equivalent NHS roles.
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16 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that adult social care workers are paid a wage which meets the (a) the Real Living Wage standards and (b) wage of equivalent NHS roles.
Source: Commons
30 July 2021
Answer
The vast majority of care workers are employed by private sector providers who ultimately set their pay, independent of central Government. Local authorities work with care providers to determine a fair rate of pay based on local market conditions.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-16/34495
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1347782
- uk · wq-1347782 · source updated 30 July 2021