How much should I increase hourly rate to?

[pu7]

I'm a private carer and currently charge £18 per hour. With the cost of everything going up on Monday I'm considering increasing my rate. I see the minimum wage is increasing.

How much would be a fair amount to increase my rate by and how can I justify it?

[Geneticsbunny]

Are you in London or the south? I would have thought £20 per hour is completely reasonable and you could possibly go higher

[pu7]

South of England

[BoohooWoohoo]

What do other private carers charge ?