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Be it residential care, supported living, extra-care, homecare or specialist support, social care is vital to help people live the life they want to live, safe and well in their own community.<\/div>\n
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We recently talked about the impact that the Autumn Budget will have on the social care sector.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Rising financial pressures, including mandated wage increases and higher National Insurance contributions from April 2025, present a significant challenge to the sector. Without action, there is a risk to the stability and sustainability of care that many vulnerable people rely on every day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The NI changes will result in additional costs of \u00a3615 per employee who work more than 14 hours per week. At Bethphage, this results in additional costs of over \u00a3750,000 (not taking into account other inflationary increases).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The social care sector supports 1.2million individuals and employs 1.59million people in the UK, these are the people who will suffer the consequences of these decisions.<\/p>\n

Who are “Providers Unite”?<\/h1>\n

Providers Unite<\/a> is a grassroots coalition uniting community care and support providers across the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are campaigning for the government to:<\/p>\n