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THE 2023—24 GAP SOCIAL CARE NHS
Average Support Worker pay† Average Band 3 NHS base pay mid-point ‡
£21,372 £23,576 Average Support Worker pay† Mean ‘Total Pay’ of NHS Band 3 roles**
Average Support Worker pay with pension†
Mean ‘Total Package’ of NHS Band 3 roles ***
£22,013
Inclusive of industry standard 3% pension contribution
£34,175
Inclusive of pension and other benefits
SECTION 5: THE RESULTS – 2023/24
10.3% GAP
£21,372 £28,989 Includes allowances and additional hours payments
35.6% GAP
55.2% GAP
Figures used are average rates for Support Worker roles (outside of London) and are based upon the National Care Forum’s national pay benchmarking exercise of the not-for-profit sector, October 2023
NHS Agenda for Change Pay Scale for 2023/24 – Band 3 roles
** Assumed 5% increase in line with pay award from 2022/23 figures – does not include one-off ad-hoc NHS payments (uniform payment and backlog bonus - value £1,700) which would increase this gap further
*** Maintained the differential between ‘basic pay’ and ‘Total Package’ from 2022/23
**** This figure is based on a comparison between Average Support Worker Pay and NHS Mean ‘Total Pay’ and therefore underestimates the extent of the gap in
real terms by not factoring in entitlements such as pension and sick pay etc. i.e. ‘Total Package’
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35.6%The total pay rise needed by social care Support Workers to achieve take-home pay
parity with their NHS counterparts****