Current status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment in the 2026-2031 Programme for Government to provide an extra £175 million to enable adult social care workers providing direct care in commissioned services to earn at least the Real Living Wage, whether it will provide a breakdown of the funding by local authority area.
Any new funding commitments or changes to existing funding will be discussed and agreed through COSLA formal financial governance process which requires agreed recommendations from the joint Scottish Government and COSLA Officers’ Settlement and Distribution Group and political agreement from Scottish Ministers and COSLA political Leaders.