We need to dramatically reform this sector.

By Lola McEvoy

The army of key workers in social care make up one of the largest low-paid workforces in the UK.

Despite their essential role, over a million people work long shifts, performing emotionally and physically draining tasks, for poor wages.

It’s no secret that our social care sector has long been at breaking point. The sector has been dramatically underfunded for a decade, and the Covid-19 crisis has put unprecedented pressure on staff who were already stretched way beyond capacity.