AQW 10149/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 12/11/2020
Answered On Date: 01/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will release an adult social care infection fund to provide support to all providers of domiciliary care to ensure all people being cared for at home are receiving the same level of protection, care and support as those living in residential or nursing home care.

Answer:

I recently approved a £5m fund which in providing tangible support to domiciliary care providers will enable them to claim back reasonable expenses incurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. These reasonable expenses can include the purchase of PPE, enhanced sick pay and additional staffing costs, such as further recruitment and training.