How much do care workers get paid in Stratford upon Avon?

The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Warwickshire paid agencies £22.45 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 Stratford upon Avon?

15 registered home care services operate in Stratford upon Avon, run by 15 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 Stratford upon Avon?

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 Stratford upon Avon

Stratford upon Avon has 15 registered home care services, run by 15 providers, and 9 of the 10 with a CQC rating are Good or Outstanding. Warwickshire paid agencies £22.45 an hour for home care in 2023-24, the 42nd 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 Stratford upon Avon right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.

Registered care services: 15; run by 15 providers.
Rated Good or Outstanding: 9 of 10; of the services with a CQC rating; too few to compare with England fairly. Care Quality Commission
What the council pays agencies: £22.45 an hour; Warwickshire, 2023-24: the 42nd 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 Stratford upon Avon

How much do care workers get paid in Stratford upon Avon?: The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Warwickshire paid agencies £22.45 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 Stratford upon Avon?: 15 registered home care services operate in Stratford upon Avon, run by 15 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 Stratford upon Avon?: 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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