How much do care workers get paid in Littlehampton?

The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. West Sussex paid agencies £26.53 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 Littlehampton?

13 registered home care services operate in Littlehampton, run by 13 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 Littlehampton?

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 Littlehampton

Littlehampton has 13 registered home care services, run by 13 providers, and 8 of the 9 with a CQC rating are Good or Outstanding. West Sussex paid agencies £26.53 an hour for home care in 2023-24, the 8th 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 Littlehampton right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.

Registered care services: 13; run by 13 providers.
Rated Good or Outstanding: 8 of 9; of the services with a CQC rating; too few to compare with England fairly. Care Quality Commission
What the council pays agencies: £26.53 an hour; West Sussex, 2023-24: the 8th 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 Littlehampton

How much do care workers get paid in Littlehampton?: The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. West Sussex paid agencies £26.53 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 Littlehampton?: 13 registered home care services operate in Littlehampton, run by 13 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 Littlehampton?: 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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