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UK home care workers cannot work as visa regime tightened, says employer

Grosvenor says it is prevented from making 3,000 visits a week as it pays migrant workers to sit at home because permits not renewed

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Soaring abuse in UK care jobs shatters migrants' dreams

Tens of thousands of overseas carers who arrived in Britain to fill staff shortages in the social care system are being exploited and treated like slaves, according to reports. Many carers paid large sums of money to agents in India to secure jobs, only to find themselves working long hours for little pay and unable to complain for fear of deportation.

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Modern slavery in social care surging since visa rules eased

Exclusive: exploitation in sector has soared with more than 10 times as many potential victims as in 2021

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Government bar on overseas care staff bringing over families sparks workforce concerns

Home secretary James Cleverly insists measure will not have adverse impact on workforce but sector bodies sound alarm

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Nearly 250,000 people awaiting adult social care needs assessment – report

Two reports out on Thursday highlight the challenges facing the social care sector.

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Thousands at risk of poor home care because of low fees

Only one in 20 public bodies pays what it really costs to employ care workers to deliver support at home.

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Social Care leaders lambast successive Governments for continual social care failings

You can't have Scandinavian style health and care services on Singapore tax levels Speaking at the Care Show, one of the UK’s largest specialist social...

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Modern slavery helpline used by UK care staff from overseas

Unscrupulous employers and agents are charging workers thousands to plug gap in social care.

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Most home care providers have seen fall in number of hours commissioned by councils - survey

Most home care providers have seen a fall in the number of hours of care councils have commissioned from them, research has found.

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Home care providers in England fear collapse over unpaid invoices

One in five firms see risk of financial failure in next six months due to sums owed by NHS and councils

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