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Scheme to offer free PPE for unpaid carers
The government has announced that unpaid carers across the country who do not live with the people they care for can now benefit from free PPE through a new national scheme.
Minister for Care Helen Whately said that, following a successful pilot scheme to establish the distribution method and logistics, free PPE is now being made available to ‘extra-resident’ unpaid carers who need it, so they can continue to keep themselves and those they care for safe from coronavirus if they have to move between households.
Local authorities and local resilience forums (LRFs) were informed of the extended PPE offer by letter sent on 25 January, and already almost two-thirds have signed up to support this. Whately is now calling for more to take part and help unpaid carers in their areas to access free PPE.
She said: “Unpaid carers are the unsung heroes of this pandemic. All too often their kindness and devotion go unseen and unacknowledged by society. I know the enormous strain this pandemic has placed on those caring for family and those they love. I’m determined to do everything possible to support them.
“Working with local authorities and voluntary organisations, we have already improved access for carers to testing and supported day services to stay open safely during this second wave. I’m pleased we can now roll out free PPE for those unpaid carers who are advised to use it.”
The provision of free PPE to unpaid carers builds on the government’s commitment to provide free PPE until at the least the end of June 2021 to the adult social care sector. Over 8.1 billion items of PPE have been distributed to protect our health and social care staff.
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