AQW 21414/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she has any plans to pay carers that are in receipt of Carers Allowance, a COVID-19 recognition payment.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 5 July 2021
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 5 July 2021
- Answer due by
- 22 July 2021
- Answered
- 28 July 202123 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
At the end of January 2021 the Minister of Health, announced that his Department would be making a one-off payment to health and social care workers in recognition of the work they had undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time he also indicated that his Department was considering a similar payment for unpaid carers but further scoping work was still required in connection to this. As I understand this payment is still under consideration by the Department of Health.