Care Services Payment Trends: 2024 vs 2025
Care Service Payment Practices See Marginal Improvement: 2024 vs. 2025 (77.2 to 78.1)
The Comparison
- 2024: A survey of 126 companies in the Care Services sector revealed an average payment practices score of 77.2 out of 100.
- 2025: A similar survey, encompassing 103 companies, showed a slight improvement to an average score of 78.1 out of 100.
What This Means
The data indicates a minor positive shift in payment behaviour within the Care Services sector, representing an improvement of 0.9 points. While the increase is positive, the limited magnitude suggests that underlying systemic issues impacting timely payments may persist. Companies still struggling with cashflow due to late payments can use a late payment calculator to understand the real cost.
In brief: From 77.2 to 78.1.
Read next
Late payment in the UK is quietly improving — but your invoice still depends on who you sell to
We analysed over 100,000 published UK payment-practice reports. Late payment is falling — from 20% of invoices paid outs
UK Company Payment Practices 2025: Biggest Risers, Fallers & New Entrants
How UK companies' payment practices changed in 2025 — the biggest improvers, the firms slipping, and the strongest new e
Agriculture Payment Practices Report 2025
The UK agriculture sector is significantly outperforming the UK average for payment practices, suggesting a degree of fi
Northern Ireland Payment Trends: 2024 vs 2025
The year-on-year decline of 0.1 points, while statistically insignificant, suggests a stagnation in payment performance