Question follow-through · 114193

Social Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on implementing the £500 million fair pay agreement for adult social care workers.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on implementing the £500 million fair pay agreement for adult social care workers.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The consultation on the design of the Fair Pay Agreement process has now closed, however the Easy Read version remains open until 6 March to ensure everyone has the opportunity to contribute. We are analysing the responses and will set out our formal resp...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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