Sector Leaders Pen Open Letter To Chancellor Outlining Concerns About ENICS Increases And Extensions
The National Care Forum (NCF) and Methodist Homes (MHA) have released an open letter expressing deep concerns about the impact the increases in and extensions of employer’s National Insurance Contributions will have on the care sector.
The letter also proposes the idea of a bridging fund, a proposal generated by Methodist Homes MHA, that would enable adult social care employers to move towards the proposed fair pay agreement for care workers, and to be able to align when this framework is ready in a couple of years’ time, and further suggests this funding pot be at least equivalent to the sector’s overall losses resulting from changes to ENICs announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget.
The letter reads:
