Adult Social Care Infection Control Fund
(asked on 16th September 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he plans to provide to adult social care providers after the Adult Social Care Infection Control Fund ends on 30 September 2020; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 1st October 2020
On 17 September 2020 it was announced that the Infection Control Fund, set up in May 2020, is being extended until March 2021. This provides an extra £546 million for the care sector to take key steps to improve infection prevention and control.
The Government will continue to monitor the pressures on adult social care during this period and keep future funding under review.