How much do care workers get paid in Borehamwood?

The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Hertfordshire paid agencies £27.00 an hour for home care in 2023-24, which limits what they can pay. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.

How many care companies are there in Borehamwood?

18 registered home care services operate in Borehamwood, run by 18 providers. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.

Is travel time paid for care workers in Borehamwood?

Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.

Care jobs in Borehamwood

Borehamwood has 18 registered home care services, run by 18 providers, and all 5 with a CQC rating are Good or Outstanding. Hertfordshire paid agencies £27.00 an hour for home care in 2023-24, the 5th highest of 150 councils in England. Staffing is at least 75% of what home care costs to deliver, so that rate largely sets what local agencies can afford to pay carers. The legal minimum for anyone aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour from April 2026, and time spent travelling between visits counts towards it.

No live adverts near Borehamwood right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.

Registered care services: 18; run by 18 providers.
Rated Good or Outstanding: 5 of 5; of the services with a CQC rating; too few to compare with England fairly. Care Quality Commission
What the council pays agencies: £27.00 an hour; Hertfordshire, 2023-24: the 5th highest of 150 councils in England. This is the price per hour of care, not carers' pay. NHS England, Adult Social Care Finance Return
Legal minimum, 21 and over: £12.71 an hour; from April 2026. Travel time between visits counts towards it. GOV.UK

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Questions about care work in Borehamwood

How much do care workers get paid in Borehamwood?: The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Hertfordshire paid agencies £27.00 an hour for home care in 2023-24, which limits what they can pay. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.
How many care companies are there in Borehamwood?: 18 registered home care services operate in Borehamwood, run by 18 providers. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.
Is travel time paid for care workers in Borehamwood?: Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.

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