“We funded this research because we’re ambitious for social care in Surrey and want to play our part in building a system which fully recognises the skill and dedication of care workers who do so much every day for our loved ones.”

“Armed with these important findings, we will work with government and our partners locally to push forward with the vision for a proper career path and pay for this crucial workforce which is at the heart of social care and makes everything in it possible.”

“Our research on defining a job evaluation scheme tailored to care worker roles, pay benchmarking against similar roles in other sectors, identified gaps in base pay range from 8% to 20%. We now have a robust evidence base that we hope commissioners and policy makers will use to ensure pay parity and career progressions for care.”