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Visa rule changes risk care worker exodus, union warns

By Lee Peart 17 December 2025

Plans to triple the time required to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK from five to fifteen years could cause a care worker exodus, Unison has warned.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Call for Fair Pay Agreement to 'start small, move quickly and have teeth'

By Lee Peart 11 December 2025

The Government must start small, move quickly and give its Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) for social care staff teeth, according to the Resolution Foundation.

SOCIAL CARE

Health minister warns of 'forces of division and darkness'

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

Health minister Stephen Kinnock has warned there are ‘forces of division and darkness waiting at the gate’ if the Government does not get health and social care reform right.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

EXCLUSIVE: Fair Pay Agreement 'too long to wait', says union boss

By Heather Jameson 05 November 2025

Government’s plans for a Fair Pay Agreement for social care workers are ‘too long to wait’, Unison general secretary Christina McAnae has said.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Local authorities to fund half of increased labour costs under fair pay agreement

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Local authorities are projected to fund over half (52%) of increased labour costs passed on by providers as a result of the fair pay agreement for social care, analysis has fund.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Scottish councils demand £750m social care lifeline

By William Eichler 24 October 2025

Scotland’s political leaders have been told they face a ‘defining moment’ for local services — with social care at the centre of a new call for action from the nation’s 32 councils.

SOCIAL CARE

Social care fears as Baroness Casey linked with second inquiry

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

News that social care inquiry head Baroness Casey may lead another investigation has prompted fears over the Government’s priorities.

SOCIAL CARE

Roundtable: A fair deal for social care?

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

Labour’s first major social care policy announcement, the Fair Pay Agreement, has been welcomed in principle but met with deep concern by sector leaders over its viability, scope and long-term impact.

SOCIAL CARE

Social care overspend pushing councils to financial brink

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

Emergency Government bailouts for councils are at risk of becoming ‘normalised’ due to overspending on social care and homelessness services, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

SOCIAL CARE

Call for national system to assess people's social care needs

By Lee Peart 08 October 2025

A new report by The King’s Fund think-tank has proposed moving to a national system for assessing people’s social care needs such as in Australia, Germany and Japan.

SOCIAL CARE