The 2018 data for the equivalent ASHE (SOC 2000) 6115, wages of
care workers, home carers and senior care workers has been
published together with the revised 2017 data.
The statistics show that, for a second year, carers' wages
continue to rise, albeit at a slower pace than the previous two
years.
The key points are as follows:-
- The revised 2017 data includes revised figures for the 75th,
80th and 90th centiles; the latter two figures have been revised
downwards.
- There has been an average increase across the centiles of some
3.72%1.
- By comparison, the retail prices index increased by 3.36% and
the consumer prices index by 2.43% in the year to April 2018. The
cost of care is therefore increasing above RPI inflation and CPI
inflation.
