Half of NHS workers will spend their pay rise on energy debts or bills

Half of NHS workers will spend their pay rise on energy debts or bills More than half of NHS workers have already earmarked their below-inflation pay rise to cover energy debts or other essential bills.

In a survey of our readers, NursingNotes asked 2,377 NHS workers how they intended to spend their non-consolidated (lump sum) pay rise.

Around a third (37%) of respondents admitted the money was already earmarked for energy debts, and another quarter (23%) said it would be used to catch up on other essential bills such as rent, council tax, water or insurance. Nursing Notes