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CYP Now investigation reveals local authorities increasingly using incentive payments to attract and retain social workers and compete with recruitment agencies amid staff shortages and the cost-of-living crisis.
Increasing numbers of local authorities have introduced “welcome payments” of up to £8,000 for social workers in “hard to fill” roles over the last three years, in a bid to compete with more attractive terms and conditions offered by agencies, a CYP Now investigation reveals.