Blackpool Council has committed an additional £1.8million to support the adult social care sector in Blackpool to provide the ‘real Living Wage’ to social care staff.
The current National Living Wage (people aged 21 and over) is £12.21 per hour.
For several years now Blackpool Council has been reflecting a higher than National Living Wage rate in their costing models to support social care providers with the challenges of recruitment and retention.
In 2022 for the first time, the proposals included the ‘real Living Wage’*, which took hourly pay up from £9.50 per hour to £9.90. As of April 2025, the real Living Wage will rise to £12.60 per hour.
For more information on the real Living Wage for the adult care sector in Blackpool contact our contracts team.
Contact
Email: contracts.team@blackpool.gov.uk