Petition · past parliament
UK government to include UK Social Workers in covid pay rise list July 2020
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Social workers across the profession have been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic safeguarding vulnerable children, adults and those suffering with mental health conditions when isolating. We have supported emotionally and practically to ensure safety & we don't deserve to be forgotten.
We need the government to debate this matter in parliament and consider the strenuous and often forgotten about work of social workers. There is consistent talk of substance misuse, mental health, domestic violence, self harm and abuse increasing during this period - Social Workers are the professionals that tackle these issues in families or individually on a daily basis and work to keep people together. We love our work but are continuously criticised & forgotten about. Things have to change!
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The pay and conditions of social workers is a matter for individual local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could start a petition calling for the Government to provide funding to local authorities for the purpose of increasing the pay of social workers in their area, if that is something you'd like to happen.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
You could start a petition calling for the Government to provide funding to local authorities for the purpose of increasing the pay of social workers in their area, if that is something you'd like to happen.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 26 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.