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Publication - Advice and guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support arrangements for social care providers

Last updated
4 October 2022 - see all updates
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Part of
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Health and social care

Guidance on financial support for adult social care providers during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Version history

Version

Date issued

Summary of changes

1

04.12.2020

First Version

2

22.12.2020

To include additional guidance on;

  • payments to support staff movement
  • payments to support additional administration required by care homes as a result of COVID-19

3

02.03.2021

Extended until end of June 2021

4

01.07.2021

Cease additional funding in relation to the restriction of staff movement from 30 June 2021.

Extended payments for non-delivery of care in non-residential settings, and under-occupancy in care homes until 30 September 2021.

Extended the Social Care Staff Support Fund until 30 September 2021.

Extended additional in costs In Annex A until 31 March 2022.

Update to additional cost Annex A.

5

01.10.2021

Extended the Social Care Staff Support Fund until 31 March 2022.

Extended PPE element of additional costs until 31 March 2022.

Extended payments for non-delivery of care in non-residential settings, and under-occupancy in care homes until 31 October 2021.

6

01.11.2021

Updated criteria for claiming for non-delivery of care.
7 01.04.2022

Extension of Financial Support until 30 June 2022, including the Social Care Staff Support Fund.

Additional costs annex updated to remove eligibility for costs incurred for:

  • travel by social care staff through travelling to and from a priority post box
  • for screens or equipment to enable outdoor visiting or provide space for visiting purposes.
  • additional digital, IT and telephony costs.
  • additional staff training costs
  • additional logistics (e.g. transport of additional PPE from registered site to service locations)

8

01.07.2022

Extension of the Social Care Staff Support Fund until 30 September 2022.

Extension of additional costs relating to testing and vaccination until 31 March 2023.
9 02.09.2022 Updated to include submission deadlines for claims.

10

04.10.2022

Extension of the Social Care Staff Support Fund until 31 March 2023.
First published
16 December 2020
Last updated
4 October 2022 - show all updates

  1. Extension of the Social Care Staff Support Fund until 31 March 2023.

  2. Updated to include submission deadlines for claims.

  3. Multiple sections updated.

  4. All sections revised to take account of latest guidance and extension of financial support until 30 June 2022.

  5. Minor update to additional costs and section on pregnancy added to more information page. Pdf updated.

  6. Updated various sections to update latest position.

  7. version history page updated from 31 March 2022 for the extension of the support fund for version 5.

  8. Extended the Social Care Staff Support Fund until 31 March 2021. Extended PPE element of additional until 31 March 2022. Extended payments for non-delivery of care in non-residential settings, and under-occupancy in care homes until 31 October 2021. New page for version history added. More information updated.

  9. Updated PDF added.

  10. Restriction of staff movement content (Annex B) moved to separate section and updated.

  11. Multiple changes made. Guidance made into html and chapterised. Main textual changes including: cease additional funding in relation to the restriction of staff movement from 30 June 2021, extended payments for non-delivery of care in non-residential settings, and under-occupancy in care homes until 30 September 2021. Extended the Social Care Staff Support Fund until 30 September 2021. Extended additional costs until 31 March 2022 and updated additional cost.

  12. Guidance replaced with updated version which reflects extension until June 2021.

  13. Answers to frequently asked questions document added.

  14. New version of document uploaded.

  15. New version of document uploaded.

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