Those that use their cars for work are among the most adversely affected. Despite the rising cost of fuel, BASW notes that the government has failed to increase workers' mileage rates in more than a decade.
The current rate of 45p a mile was set in 2011, says BASW, which wants to see a national review of local and regional terms and conditions for the profession, including care mileage allowances.
“The cost-of-living crisis is a crisis for social workers,” says BASW.
“We see the impact it has on the people we work with every day and social workers are increasingly personally affected.
“Practitioners who use their cars for work are absorbing the impact from the rising cost of fuel leaving them facing real term pay cuts.”
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