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<p>The Government deeply values and applauds the hard work of supported and sheltered
housing providers and workers in supporting vulnerable people across the country during
this pandemic.</p><p>The Government has published guidance issued by Public Health
England on working practices in supported living during the pandemic. This can be
found (attached) at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-residential-care-supported-living-and-home-care-guidance%2Fcovid-19-guidance-for-supported-living-provision&data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C84121196412544fc853408d7f6515402%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637248701462365976&sdata=TcXbBAmuGAMayQ9LUGJ3axqASGCJPUjC5FydZSqKTWM%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-residential-care-supported-living-and-home-care-guidance/covid-19-guidance-for-supported-living-provision</a></p><p>We
have also given councils an additional £3.2 billion of funding so they can continue
to provide essential services and support vulnerable people.</p><p>We have extended
testing to all front line essential workers which includes those working in supported,
extra-care, sheltered and retirement housing, and we have provided additional supplies
of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) for local
distribution to a broad range of essential front line workers.</p><p>For those supported
and retirement housing residents who may be shielding, the Government is helping shielding
individuals who request our support with free deliveries of weekly parcels of food
and household essentials, help with delivery of medicines, and help with social contact
and basic needs.</p><p>My Department continues to engage regularly with sector stakeholders.</p>
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