27/11/2025
🗣️ Left out of the Budget. Left out of the conversation.
Today’s Autumn Budget made no mention of adult social care.
No investment. No acknowledgement. No plan.
This comes at a time of:
❗ Record waiting lists
❗ Expanding clinical responsibilities
❗ Rising burnout and workforce instability
Meanwhile:
💷 £300m for NHS tech
🏥 250 new health centres
🪖 £1.5bn for defence
But £0 for care workers.
🗨️ “Care workers provide essential, skilled work every day, yet once again, they’ve been overlooked. This was a missed opportunity.” – Karolina Gerlich, Care Workers Charity CEO
📢 We’re calling for urgent action:
✅ A fully funded workforce plan
✅ Fair pay and recognition
✅ Long-term reform not just temporary fixes
We as a Social Care Employer will not stand for this treatment of our amazing workforce, we will not overlook our team!
📄 Read the full response: https://www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk/.../press.../
🗣️ Left out of the Budget. Left out of the conversation. Do care workers not count?
Today’s Autumn Budget made no mention of adult social care.
No investment. No acknowledgement. No plan.
This comes at a time of:
❗ Record vacancies
❗ Expanding clinical responsibilities
❗ Rising burnout and workforce instability
Meanwhile:
💷 £300m for NHS tech
🏥 250 new health centres
🪖 £1.5bn for defence
But £0 for care workers.
🗨️ “Care workers provide essential, skilled work every day, yet once again, they’ve been overlooked. This was a missed opportunity.” – Karolina Gerlich, CEO
📢 We’re calling for urgent action:
✅ A fully funded workforce plan
✅ Fair pay and recognition
✅ Long-term reform not just temporary fixes
📄 Read our full response: https://www.thecareworkerscharity.org.uk/news/press-release-the-care-workers-charity-responds-to-the-autumn-budget-2025/