Welcome payment for new social workers - Find a freedom of information request

1. Does your local authority offer a welcome payment for new social workers? Y/N 

2. How much does your local authority offer as a welcome payment to new social workers?  

3. If your local authority offers a welcome payment, if this paid as a one-off sum or over a number of years? 

4. Does your local authority's welcome payment only apply to social workers above a specific level or recruited to a specific team? If yes, please specify 

5. When did your local authority introduce welcome payments for social workers? 

1. Yes.

2. Up to a maximum of 15 per cent of the grade's maximum gross annual salary.

3. There are options to pay monthly or as a lump sum.

4. Yes, only paid in teams where it is hard to recruit.

5. When did your local authority introduce welcome payments for social workers? The Attraction and Retention Policy was introduced in 2018: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/employment-policies/attraction-retention-policy/2