Ms Catherine Cox:

It certainly is. We employ up to 500 home care workers and, when the news hit, first there was joy, then there was disappointment and then there was sheer frustration. Again, they felt home care workers were not being recognised for the work they do. We fought for that payment to be paid to family carers as well. They were not recognised or included either. As front-line workers, home care workers were going into multiple homes. They were up to their ears in personal protective equipment and doing very similar work to that being done in nursing homes and hospitals.

At first, they felt they were not included. Now, we have been told they are included, but it has not been confirmed in full so some organisations are still querying it.