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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Social Care Workforce Special Payment Scheme

Tuesday 15 September 2020 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Jessica Morden inquired about the implications of the Welsh Government's social care workforce special payment scheme for UK policies.
  • The Minister responded that the UK Government does not set pay levels for care workers in England, emphasizing their focus on funding the social care system.
  • The Minister explained that the UK Government has allocated 4 billion to the Welsh Government for social care funding, a matter devolved to Wales.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Jessica Morden Lab Newport East
Social Care Wales
Context

The question arises from the Welsh Government's social care workforce special payment scheme.

Question

What assessment has been made of the implications for UK policies of the Welsh Government's social care workforce special payment scheme?

Answer from Steve Barclay

Spending on devolved matters is a matter for the Welsh Government. The UK Government do not set the levels of pay for care workers in England, but we are focused on ensuring that the social care system is funded so that providers pay a fair wage.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The question about assessment was not directly addressed; instead, it was redirected to the Welsh Government's responsibilities.

How: Spending On Devolved Matters Is A Matter For The Welsh Government

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Q2 Jessica Morden Lab Newport East
Care & Healthcare Workers Benefits & Welfare Local Government
Context

The question concerns care workers who have received £500 payments from the Welsh Labour Government but face deductions due to universal credit rules, leaving them with only about £125.

Question

Can the Minister explain why care workers who worked hard and received a £500 thank you from the Welsh Labour Government now find that the UK Government is deducting money from their payments, leaving those on universal credit with around £125?

Answer from Steve Barclay

The hon. Lady should point out to those same workers that this Government have allocated an unprecedented £4 billion of guaranteed funding to the Welsh Government to enable them to allocate funding under what is a devolved matter. If she is drawing attention to the fact that there is a shortfall in what she feels should be going to care workers in her constituency, she needs to address why more of that £4 billion is not being allocated to care workers in what is a devolved issue.

Not addressed: The question about the deduction was redirected to discuss allocations and responsibilities of the Welsh Government rather than addressing the specific impact on care workers' payments.

How: This Government Have Allocated An Unprecedented £4 Billion Of Guaranteed Funding, A Devolved Matter

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