Evidence, ideas and action for specialist social care
It’s time to tell a more positive story about specialist social care - and celebrate the excellence within it.
Care Matters is a hub for evidence, ideas and action on how good social care can help adults live fulfilling lives with the right support.
Care Matters and Public First have published a new report – Work that Matters – which reveals that people who provide social care to working-age adults have better-quality jobs than other UK workers on low and middle pay. Drawing on a representative survey of 4,099 UK workers, alongside qualitative research, the report finds that working-age social care delivers the core foundations of a good career.
Latest Insights
We asked people who contributed to our Work that Matters report to help bring their jobs to life
320,000
people are supported in working-age specialist social care
£11.8bn
was spent by councils on support for working-age adults in England in 2024/25
50%
of council social care commissioning budgets are spent on care for working-age disabled adults
