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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Record number of men in care work in England as immigration eases jobs crisis

Male carer walking down a corridor with a female care home resident
Care work has traditionally been female-dominated but men now make up 21% of the workforce in England. Photograph: Robin Utrecht/Rex/Shutterstock

One in five care workers in England are now men, the highest level on record, according to new figures showing immigration is reducing the social care staffing crisis.

Care work traditionally has been female-dominated but men now make up 21% of the workforce in England, the first time they have represented more than a fifth of care workers since records began.

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