Legislation – The Social Care Staff Support Fund (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

2 Establishment, maintenance and administration of the Fund

3 Eligibility criteria to receive financial assistance deriving from the Fund

4 Requirements for claim on the Fund by relevant social care workers

5 Amount of financial assistance to be paid from the Fund

6 Reimbursement of employers of payments to relevant social care workers

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Explanatory note

Amount of financial assistance to be paid from the Fund5.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the maximum amount to be paid from the Fund to each relevant social care worker in respect of each period that the worker meets all the conditions in regulation 3 is the difference between—

(a)

that worker’s expected income from health and care work in respect of that period, and

(b)

their actual income from health and care work (including any sick pay) in respect of that period.

(2)

A relevant social care worker is not entitled to payment of an amount under paragraph (1) to the extent to which they have received a payment in respect of reduction in income for that period from any public body or other person.