Overview

• Independent pay review bodies have recommended pay increases of nearly 4% for teachers and 3% for NHS workers, above the government’s budgeted 2.8%.
• The Treasury has confirmed that any pay rises must be funded from existing departmental budgets, ruling out additional borrowing or new funding.
• Teaching unions NEU and NASUWT have threatened strike action unless pay awards are fully funded without impacting school budgets.
• NHS unions, including the Royal College of Nursing, warn of potential unrest if pay recommendations are not adequately funded, citing unresolved issues from prior strikes.
• Ministers, including Care Minister Stephen Kinnock, have pledged to carefully consider the recommendations while emphasizing fiscal constraints and urging unions to engage constructively.