CARE workers are worse off than they were two years ago during the pandemic and should be given parity with equivalent NHS roles, a new report warned today.

The study by ReWage and the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research found that pay for care workers has declined relative to other low-paid occupations over the last 15 years.

It found that the median carer’s pay has risen by less than £4 an hour in the last 15 years.