Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Increase minimum wage for care home workers to £15 an hour
Closed
692 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should increase the minimum wage for all care home workers to £15 per hour. Many care home workers are on the current minimum wage, and work long hours every week, just to make ends meet. The government should make it law for all care organisations to pay at least £15 per hour.ur.
Our duties consist of: Washes, showers/baths, dressing, shaving, applying cream's, brushing hair/teeth, changing incontinence pads, emotional support when they're sad, giving them company as sometimes we're the only people they see all day, giving medication (even the likes of controlled drugs), hoisting, getting the person from A to B, chasing medication and calling GPs when new medication/cream may be needed.
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Timeline
| 7 Nov 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
692
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
7 Nov 2023
Closed
7 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.