National Living Wage fuels concerns

The new National Living Wage (NLW) could lead to ‘catastrophic’ failures in the homecare sector, an open letter to the chancellor has warned.

By Laura Sharman, Dan Peters | 28 July 2015

The new National Living Wage (NLW) could lead to ‘catastrophic' failures in the homecare sector, an open letter to the chancellor has warned.

Homecare providers have written to George Osborne warning the new policy will cost councils and the NHS £753m in the first year alone. 

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