Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the long term effects of covid-19 on multigenerational households.

We know that staying at home for a prolonged period can be difficult, particularly in multi-generational households where people over the age of 70 or who are greater clinical risk from COVID-19 might experience difficulty shielding from working age members of the family, and children.

In response, we have published guidance for people with grandparents, parents and children living together which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/guidance-for-households-with-grandparents-parents-and-children-living-together-where-someone-is-at-increased-risk-or-has-symptoms-of-coronavirus-cov