Care England Launches The ‘Care Financial Health Check’ Survey
Following our joint 2024 Sector Pulse Check Report with Hft, Care England has launched the ‘Care Financial Health Check’ survey to gather providers’ input on the effects of the changes in Employer’s National Insurance Contributions (ENICs) on their business.
With providers shutting their doors, handing back contracts, and struggling to make ends meet, the time for action is long overdue. We want to hear your voice to help challenge the government around the impact of the ENICs changes from April 2025.
Government action has consequences, yet they believe social care can absorb the impact of national insurance (ENICs) increases on top of the national living wage increase from the 6th of April 2025.
The Care Financial Health Check will allow us to see the real extent of the measures providers will have to take as a result of the changes to ENICs, and more importantly, will present the sector’s case for change to the government and Parliament. However, this cannot be done without your support.
The 2024 Sector Pulse Check Report provided a snapshot of the financial health and workforce of our sector prior to the Autumn Budget Statement. The findings painted a dire picture – 96% of providers outlined that increases in the national minimum and national living wage was a top cost pressure, with three in ten providers closing parts of their organisations and 37% curbing investment into building future capacity for care.
In light of the Autumn Budget, our sector is pushed even closer to the brink, and the further financial burden of the ENICs changes is yet another blow to a sector already knocked down.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England commented:
“This Care Financial Health Check survey is a crucial opportunity for the adult social care sector to present its views on how the recent changes will affect providers, staff and people drawing on care and support. The government needs to understand the real-word impact of their decisions, and gathering these results will help ensure the sector unites with a strong voice. By taking part in the survey, you will be helping to ensure that policymakers and Parliament have a clear and comprehensive understanding of the challenges the sector faces.”
To help gather as much data and information as possible, please answer survey which involves three simple questions, which you can access here.
