More than 50,000 staff working in social care in Wales are set to receive an extra £1,000 in their pay packet as part of a new funding boost.
Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan confirmed the Welsh Government would be investing £96m to give workers the one-off payment, which is on top of the £43.2m announced in December to introduce the real living wage.
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