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Circular NJC/2/26 – Pay award 2026

The NJC has agreed an increase of 3.8 per cent with effect from 1 July 2026. This circular contains the revised rates of pay from 1 July 2026.

What are the stages to reform?

In this collection of articles, sector experts reflect on what needs to happen next to ensure social care is sustainably funded for the long-term and the lessons to be learned from previous attempts at reform. The LGA’s own views will now be shaped in our own social care green paper, to launch later in the summer.