Rejected petition Social care pay increase

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

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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.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/571609

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 12 July 2021
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