United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 78744
Care Workers: Pay
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10 October 2025
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20 October 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average income is of care and support workers; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of that income.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average income is of care and support workers; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of that income.
Source: Commons
20 October 2025
Answer
Adult social care is a historically low paid sector. In 2024/25, 22% of care workers in the independent sector were paid the National Living Wage (NLW). The median hourly pay rate for care workers was £12.00 in March 2025, 56p higher than the NLW. Some st...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/78744
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1837288
- uk · wq-1837288 · source updated 20 October 2025