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Recommendation 54
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Ensure Fair Cost of Care calculations pay social care workers Band 3 NHS rates.
Recommendation
We welcome the Fair Cost of Care exercises as an opportunity to address the underfunding of the social care sector. However, these exercises must not be used as an excuse to reinforce the low pay which is endemic in the sector. The Government must ensure that the cost of care is calculated on the basis of paying care workers the same rate as equivalent NHS roles: Band 3 on Agenda for Change. (Paragraph 186) Continuity of care
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 April 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗