Spending Review: Chancellor Vows to Improve Pay for Social Workers

Sector response to Spending Review

Leading care sector voices have issued their response to Government's Spending Review, delivered yesterday by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. The NHS was a key focus of yesterday's Spending Review, with the Chancellor announcing that, on average, across the Spending Review period (from 2023-24 to 2028-29), the NHS in England will receive 3.0% real terms growth in day-to-day spending, equivalent to a £29bn real terms increase in annual resource bu…

Care Sector Reacts To Chancellors Spending Review

Share Post Share Email Care sector leaders and key organisations across the UK have voiced a mixed but largely cautious response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first spending review, unveiled this week. While the announcement included pledges to support the health and social care workforce and investment in infrastructure, many within the residential and nursing care home sector warn that the measures fall short …

Spending Review: Chancellor vows to improve pay for social workers

The Chancellor has backed a fair pay agreement for social care workers in a Spending Review that failed to address many of the care sector’s concerns.

Social care services let down by Spending Review

In the wake of the Chancellor’ Spending Review which has been announced today, much response has focussed on the irony that it was delivered during Careers Week Rachel Reeves outlined a series of reforms and investments aimed at modernising the NHS and improving adult social care, which she accepts faces ongoing pressures. She announced an increase of over £4 billion in adult social care funding by 2028-29 and an independent commission led by Ba…