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Coronavirus: Definition of NI key worker widened for childcare
Jun 4, 2020
More people will be allowed to access childcare as further lockdown restrictions are eased, the executive has said.
The Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Education (DE) have agreed changes to the definition of a key worker.
A £12m scheme was announced in April to help childcare stay open for key worker's children.
Run by the DoH and DE, it uses the health department's key worker list.
Speaking at Thursday's daily Stormont briefing, first minister Arlene Foster said the key worker definition had now been "regularised."
She said childcare "is integral to allowing people to go back to work".
"We hope that that will allow people to access childcare, in a way that allows them to return to work," she said
The same keyworker list will be used for childcare as is currently used by schools from 8 June.
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Peter Weir says extending the scheme enables "as many people as possible to get back to work"
The health departments' key worker list comprised mostly of health and care staff, as well as teachers and social workers.
Using the education department list means the childcare scheme will now be extended to more sectors including:
Health and Social Care Education and childcare Public safety and national security Transport Utilities, and Communication Financial Services Food production, processing, distribution and sale Retail - now extended to those working in businesses permitted to operate by the executive
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