Yvette Cooper (Home Secretary May 2025), referred to ‘unskilled roles’ in an interview with BBC. Language matters, and this isn’t the first time impactful care work has been undermined by the term “unskilled”. This word has appeared in government documents, immigration policies, and media coverage countless times in recent years—usually in reference to roles like care work. Whilst it is meant to describe roles that don’t require formal qualifications or degrees, the use of th

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ILA works with a range of clients from all sorts of backgrounds, and though our support plans may vary, they all revolve around one key...

We see and support all sorts of people, from all walks of life. We intimately understand that there is no “one size fits all” when...