The Care Workers’ Charity (The CWC) welcomes the publication of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s new report, The Hidden Cost of Low Pay in the Social Care Sector, which lays bare the economic and operational consequences of persistently low wages in adult social care. Adult social care workers play a critical role in supporting people drawing …

The Care Workers’ Charity Responds to The King’s Fund Report: ‘Not My Priority’ – How the Public Sees Social Care The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) welcomes the publication of ‘Not My Priority’: How the Public Sees Social Care (and What Can Be Done About It) by The King’s Fund. The report’s findings, while sobering, reflect …

The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) welcomes today’s publication of the Skills for Care Pay in the Adult Social Care Sector in England report, which provides a vital snapshot of pay levels across the independent sector as of December 2025. While the data reveals some encouraging movement, with median care worker pay rising to £12.60 per …

Care Voices: New Collaboration Launches to Champion Adult Social and Health Care Workers as Sector Faces Deepening Crisis The Care Workers’ Charity (The CWC) and Providers Unite have today launched Care Voices, a national platform designed to strengthen communication, community, and collective advocacy across the social and health care workforce. By bringing together care workers, …

SCIE’s New Report Reveals Diverging Experiences of Co-Production in Social Care and Calls for Care Worker-Led Innovation The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published its 2025 report, Shaping Change Together: Co-producing Innovation in Social Care, providing a detailed examination of how co-production is being understood and used across the sector. Drawing on insights …

Left Out of the Budget. Left Out of the Conversation. Do Care Workers Not Count? The Care Workers’ Charity (The CWC) expresses profound disappointment following today’s Autumn 2025 Budget. Despite the Chancellor’s assurances that she is ‘not turning a blind eye to unfairness’, adult social care was not mentioned once; an omission that is both …

The Care Workers’ Charity Responds to ADASS Autumn 2025 Survey The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) is calling for urgent Government action following the publication of ADASS’s Autumn 2025 Survey, which reveals a system under intensifying pressure; marked by deepening financial instability, workforce shortages, rising delegated healthcare tasks, and a diminishing adult social care voice within …

The Care Workers’ Charity Responds to COVID-19 Inquiry: Care Workers Deserved Better – We Cannot Allow These Failures to Happen Again. The Care Workers’ Charity (The CWC) responds today to the COVID-19 Inquiry’s findings on political and administrative decision-making during the pandemic. The report’s conclusions paint a stark picture: across two volumes, the word failure …

The Care Workers’ Charity Condemns Outrageous Home Office Proposals on Indefinite Leave to Remain for Migrant Care Workers. The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) expresses its profound outrage at the Home Office’s newly announced migration policy changes, proposals that single out migrant care workers with unprecedented and punitive restrictions, sending an unmistakable message that their contribution …