Support Workers
As of April 2025, we raised our support staff salaries to the London Living Wage, increasing the hourly rate from £12.54 to £13.85.
This change shows how much we value the work our team does for clients with learning disabilities and autism and their families. Raising staff salaries requires careful budgeting and support through government funding for social care. While we can't always guarantee to match the London Living Wage, we will always strive to pay our Support Workers a fair wage that our charity can sustain.
Did you know that 43% of adult social care workers in England earn less than the real Living Wage? It doesn’t have to be like this. Scotland ensures care workers are paid the real Living Wage, and campaigns in Wales led to a commitment from the Welsh Government to do the same starting in 2023.
At HF Mencap, we support the Living Wage for Social Care campaign, which asks the UK Government to ensure that all social care workers in England earn at least the real Living Wage.
Living Wage for Social Care campaign - Citizens UK
