9.25 per cent two-year deal follows 3.5 per cent increase secured in March

Two-year deal includes element backdated to October 2024

Trade union Unite, which represents workers throughout the community and voluntary sector, today said that members working for the Monetary Advice and Budgetary Service (MABS) have voted to accept a 9.25 per cent two-year pay deal. The deal, which includes a 2.5 per cent increase backdated to October 2024, will run until October 2026 and follows a 3.5 per cent increase secured in March of this year, bringing the total pay increase to 12.75 per cent.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This deal is another example of Unite winning for members.  For too long, MABS workers supported people in financial distress while themselves struggling to pay the bills.”

MABS workers have provided a community-based service for over three decades. The service has been funded by the Citizens’ Information Board since 2008, and the pay deal secured by Unite ensures equal treatment between MABS workers and others in the state-funded voluntary and community sector.

Unite regional officer Ed Thompson said:  This landmark pay deal recognises the vital service provided by our MABS members in local communities.”