Following pressure from UNISON, the Scottish Government has agreed to make a one-off payment of £60,000 to a named survivor of any social care worker who dies in service from coronovirus, and whose contracted pension arrangements do not offer death in service cover.
This briefing explains who qualifies under the scheme and how claims can be made.
UNISON campaigned hard to make politicians and the public understand the hardships social care workers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the poor terms and conditions of employment offered by private and third sector care providers. The case for all care workers being entitled to the same conditions and protections, regardless of who their employer is, was overwhelming.