Paying carers £15 an hour would boost the economy by £7.7billion, research shows today.
Nine out of 10 care workers earn less than £15 an hour and many are paid less than the Real Living Wage rate of £10.90, according to the Trades Union Congress.
Lifting their pay would help fill the estimated 165,000 vacancies in the sector, bolstering social care and easing pressure on the NHS, according to analysts.
