Social care pay increase

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure that people working in social care roles are paid a decent living wage.

Currently people working in social care looking after the elderly and those with disabilities are paid around £7000 less than others in public sector roles despite sharing the same skill set. Many people working in social care after paying their bills often end up without the means to live a comfortable life yet will continue to do their jobs looking after vulnerable people.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.

Decisions about pay for people working in social care are a matter for individual employers, not the Government or House of Commons. As a result it is not possible for the Government or House of Commons to take the action you have requested.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Increase local authority funding to pay for increase in pay for social workers: Increase local authority funding to pay for increase in pay for social workers

Timeline

12 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jul 2021

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