but as a 22 year old, is paid just £8.88 an hour. i ve got friends that work in retail that are getting upwards of £9, £10 per hour. and we re not asking for, you know, rainbows and unicorns, we re just asking to be appreciated and for our pay to reflect it. and today s report underlines the pay gap between care staff and otherjobs with equivalent demands. it found care workers were paid an average ofjust under £17,700 per year. compared with the 24,600 average pay for similar roles like senior teaching assistants, and police community support officers. the charity that commissioned the research says that difference is wrong. but its boss maintains to change it, more money has to be spent by government on funding care. people find the work in social care incredibly rewarding, and they enjoy what they re asked to do. but theyjust find that they can t survive and look after their own
under £17,700 a year, compared with the £24,600 average pay in the uk for similar roles, like senior teaching assistants and police community support officers. nhs health care assistants are generally paid more. amy works for the charity that commissioned today s report. most of the people she supports, like tony, are funded by local authorities. she s 22 and gets £8.88 an hour. you work long hours, you don t feel appreciated, and then you re underpaid. it s not going to attract people to the sector, if the sector isn t appealing. it just needs to change. her boss says council fees simply don t cover the real costs of care. if we suddenly announced today that we were going to put salaries up across 6000 people, the charity wouldn t be here in a year or two s time, because we would be making substantial losses. we would have to sell off or shut down other parts of the charity, and when you ve got a growing national demand, that s the absolute
the charity, community integrated care, says says pay gap makes it difficult to recruit staff. the government says it hopes to give an update of its plans to reform social care quite soon. here s our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. it is tony s birthday today and with his family unable to be with him it is a support worker amy who will be at his side throughout the day. t at his side throughout the day. i love myjob, iabsolutely love at his side throughout the day. t love myjob, iabsolutely love my love myjob, i absolutely love my job and i always say to work in care you have to care because you do. tony has epilepsy and cerebral palsy and struggles to swallow. amy has to monitor him closely and act quickly if needed. itide monitor him closely and act quickly if needed. ~ ., . , ., ,., if needed. we need to celebrate, you can t celebrate if needed. we need to celebrate, you can t celebrate if if needed. we need to celebrate, you can t celebrate if you if needed. we nee
with equivalent demands. it found care workers in england were paid an average ofjust under £17,700 a year, compared with the 24,600 average pay in the uk for similar roles, like senior teaching assistants and police community support officers. nhs health care assistants are generally paid more. amy works for the charity that commissioned today s report. most of the people she supports, like tony, are funded by local authorities. she s 22 and gets £8.88 an hour. you work long hours, you don t feel appreciated, and then you re underpaid. it s not going to attract people to the sector, if the sector isn t appealing. it just needs to change. her boss says council fees simply don t cover the real costs of care. if we suddenly announced today that we were going to put salaries up across 6000 people, the charity wouldn t be
celebrate if you re asleep. she has great responsibilities. as a 22 year old, she s paid just £8.88 an hour. i ve got friends that work in retail that are getting upwards of £9, £10 per hour. and we re not asking for, you know, rainbows and unicorns, we re just asking to be appreciated and for our pay to reflect it. and today s report underlines the pay gap between care staff and otherjobs with equivalent demands. it found care workers were paid an average ofjust under £17,700 per year. compared with the £24,600 average pay for similar roles like senior teaching assistants and police community support officers. the charity that commissioned the research says that difference is wrong. but its boss maintains, to change it, more money has to be spent by government on funding care. people find the work in social care incredibly rewarding, and they enjoy what they re