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274 care workers have signed up to date. Here are some of our key milestones.

Homecare Workers' Group was awarded the Health & Social Care Champion award at this year's Living Wage Awards. Here's a short clip about it:

Representatives of the social care sector have collaborated to produce a thorough workforce strategy for social care.

If you are not paid for the time you spend travelling between clients, your true hourly rate of pay is much lower than you think.

A breakdown of what the leading political parties in England have to say about social care in their manifestos.

A poem by home care worker, Michele Parnell.

There is room for more involvement from care workers in Social Care Future's vision.

A poem by Michele Parnell about how a home care worker experiences a day differently to one of their clients.

Speaking at the launch of Citizens UK's 'Citizens Agenda' about the need for a real living wage for all care workers

Engagement with local leaders about how local authorities influence the working conditions of privately-employed home care workers.

Homecare: what does it mean? What does it involve?

Something that is rarely brought to your attention as a homecare worker is the fact that some of the clients you visit have to pay, while...

Unpaid travel time and overtime mean home care workers are at risk of being paid below the National Minimum Wage.

Zero-hours contracts, unsociable hours, lack of career progression, poor standards for care plans, relations with 'the office'.

How does the relationship between homecare workers and 'the office' impact quality of care for clients.

How social care funding flows from the taxpayer through layers of governance all the way down to the payslips of homecare workers.

Reform is necessary now to ensure the quality and availability of social care when you need it.