Question reference: S5W-34004
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 10 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether a carer who receives payment for caring for a relative will receive the £500 "thank you" bonus.
Answer
Personal assistants employed in the adult social care sector by the person they support will be in scope of the pro rata £500 payment being made to those NHS and adult social care staff who have been employed since 17 March 2020.