Statement by First Minister on social care funding – CCPS reaction

Responding to a question from Jamie Greene MSP at FMQs at Holyrood earlier this afternoon, the First Minister announced that an additional £20m would be provided to local government for social care to be used ‘for matters such as funding the Real Living Wage for adults and childcare services’.

Following efforts by our members to influence the Scottish Government to change its decision on funding of pay for social care workers in the 2026-27 budget, we welcome this decision.

However we are waiting for further details on how the funding will be distributed, as it is important that this is ringfenced for pay in commissioned services in line with the government’s own pay policy for staff in charities like those in our membership.

We look forward to clarification in the Chamber during the stage 1 debate this afternoon and will be commenting further later today.