From 01 October 2015 the National Minimum Wage has increased, details of the new rate can be found here.

In April 2016 a National Living Wage is due to come in at £7.20 for workers aged 25 and over. According to a recent article published in City A.M, care homes are facing closure and financial ruin as they struggle to plug the £500m funding gap the National Living Wage will create.