Social Services: Disability
(asked on 23rd March 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that social care and support being provided to disabled people in their own homes by local authorities is sustained throughout the covid-19 outbreak.
The Government has announced £1.6 billion of additional funding to support local authorities to respond the COVID-19 pandemic across all service areas.
The Department is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, local authorities and providers to make sure the adult social care sector is ready, and that commissioners and providers work together to maintain services.
New guidance is now available at the following link:
This covers provision of residential care, supported living and home care.