The households of abroad NHS assist employees and care employees who've misplaced
The households of abroad NHS assist employees and care employees who’ve misplaced family to coronavirus can keep within the UK completely.
The Residence Workplace bereavement scheme had beforehand solely utilized to sure professions, equivalent to nurses.
Residence Secretary Priti Patel has prolonged it to cowl cleaners, porters and different low-paid roles after strain from Labour and unions.
However a free visa extension scheme nonetheless doesn’t apply to assist employees.
Ms Patel mentioned: “Each demise on this disaster is a tragedy, and sadly some NHS assist employees and social care employees have made the final word sacrifice within the pursuit of saving the lives of others.
“Once I introduced the introduction of the bereavement scheme in April, I mentioned we might proceed to work throughout authorities to have a look at methods to supply additional assist.
“In the present day we’re extending the scheme to NHS assist employees and social care employees.
“We need to guarantee households have the assist they want and so this will probably be efficient instantly and retrospectively.”