My office has been inundated by constituency enquiries about coronavirus related to employment rights, benefits, business support, travel, food, retail, cancellations, education and lots more. 

It’s vital to follow guidance from official and reputable sources so these pages should be used as primary sources of information, rather than news websites or social media.

This page will be updated from time to time so please keep checking back for the latest information.

Temporary Restrictions

• Welsh Government, Coronavirus circuit break: frequently asked questions
• Welsh Government, local lockdown
• Welsh Government, Letters from the Welsh Government to the UK travel industry and UK ministers about local lockdowns in Wales

General advice

• UK Government, COVID-19: guidance on social distancing and for vulnerable people
• UK Government, Stay at home guidance

Advice and information from Pembrokeshire County Council 

• https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/emergency-planning/advice-on-the-coronavirus

Firebreak

You can read our blog post on the firebreak.

• Welsh Government, Coronavirus firebreak: frequently asked questions
• Welsh Government, Childcare and play: coronavirus firebreak guidance
• Welsh Government, Schools: coronavirus firebreak guidance
• Welsh Government, Further education and apprenticeships: coronavirus firebreak guidance
• Welsh Government, Higher education: coronavirus firebreak guidance
• Welsh Government, Closure of businesses and premises: coronavirus
• Technical Advisory Cell, Firebreaks
• Welsh Government, Impact Assessment

Health and social care

Policy

• Welsh Government, Advice on coronavirus from the Technical Advisory Cell
• Welsh Government, Health and social care professionals: coronavirus
• Public Health Wales, Latest information on coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus NHS Wales Operating Framework for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2
• Welsh Government, Maintaining essential health services
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus and personal protective equipment
• Welsh Government, Provide critical equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) (guidance for suppliers and public sector organisations)
• Welsh Government, Chief Medical Officer’s advice on face masks
• Welsh Government, face coverings and frequently asked questions
• Welsh Government, How to make a 3 layer face covering
• Welsh Government, Medical masks: frequently asked questions
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus: ethical values and principles for healthcare delivery framework
• Welsh Government, Rehabilitation needs of people affected by the impact of COVID-19: guidance
• Welsh Government, Health and social care services rehabilitation framework 2020 to 2021
• Welsh Government, Supporting social care during the coronavirus outbreak
• Welsh Government, Adult social services during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance
• Welsh Government, Care homes action plan (30 July)
• Welsh Government, Care Homes Action Plan – update (7 October)
• Welsh Government, Wales approves home abortions during coronavirus crisis
• All Wales Therapeutics & Toxicology Centre, Therapeutic advice in the appropriate use of medicines during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government Chief Medical Officer, COVID-19 response: continuation of immunisation programmes
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Rapid guidelines and evidence reviews – the Welsh Government has said it expects NHS Wales and social care to take account of these rapid guidelines from NICE when planning and providing services during COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Vitamin D advice for everyone: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Hospital visiting during the coronavirus outbreak: guidance
• Welsh Government, Visits to care homes: guidance for providers
• Welsh Government, Guidance for providers of social care services for adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Welsh Government, Services under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure: COVID-19
• Welsh Government, COVID-19: hospital discharge service requirements
• Welsh Government, Restoration of dental services following COVID-19: guidance
• Welsh Government, Dentistry and coronavirus: Statement by the Chief Dental Officer for Wales (6 June)
• Welsh Government, Dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance for teams
• Welsh Government, Optometry recovery plan: COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Optometry recovery guidance (amber phase): COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Statement on NHS eye care services payments during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Fertility clinics
• Welsh Government, Guidance for medical practitioners on excess death provisions during the COVID-19 outbreak
• Welsh Government, Verifying death in times of emergency: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Guidance for local death management: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Winter protection plan for health and social care 2020 to 2021
• Welsh Government, Update on care home visiting
• Welsh Government, Guidance on extended households: coronavirus

Testing and contact tracing

• Welsh Government, Test, Trace, Protect and your questions
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 testing strategy
• Welsh Government,  Welsh national COVID-19 test approach. The Welsh Government publishes a weekly update on testing data
• Welsh Government, Apply for a coronavirus test
• Welsh Government,  Coronavirus Covid-19 testing process
• Welsh Government, Using the coronavirus home testing kit
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus critical (key) workers: test eligibility
• Welsh Government, Test, trace, protect: toolkit for critical worker employers
• Welsh Government, Test, trace, protect: guidance for employers
• Welsh Government, Care home testing guidance
• Welsh Government, Testing process for care homes: COVID-19
• Welsh Government, How to test care home staff for COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Test, trace, protect: multilingual information about coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: support for workers and the self-employed
• Welsh Government, Guidance on testing and contact tracing in education settings
• Welsh Government, Guidance on testing and contact tracing in childcare settings
• Welsh Government, Technical Advisory Group: repeat antibody testing of school staff
• Welsh Government, Antibody testing: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: your questions
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: if you have tested positive
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: if you are a confirmed contact
• Welsh Government, Keeping records of staff, customers, and visitors: test, trace, protect
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: stay alert to scams

Accessing services

• NHS Direct Wales, Symptom checker (which can provide you with a self-isolation note)
• Welsh Government, Check your symptoms to see if you need coronavirus medical help
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 symptom study app which has been developed by ZOE, a health science company
• King’s College London, Symptom tracking app. The Welsh Government are asking the public to use this app daily to log their symptoms.
• Welsh Government, Guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19.
• Welsh Government, Written statement: An update on shielding and adopting the guidance of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) (16 July)
• Welsh Government, Letter to extremely vulnerable people: support explained
• Welsh Government, Guidance for unpaid carers: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• UK Government, Guidance for those who provide unpaid care to friends or family
• Carers UK, Coronavirus guidance for carers
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 guidance for unpaid carers – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Welsh Government, Simple steps to help your GP practice help you
• Welsh Government, Simple steps to help your pharmacy help you
• Welsh Government, Getting medicines during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Delivery of medicines during COVID-19: information for pharmacists
• Welsh Government, Visits to care homes: guidance for providers
• Welsh Government, Rehabilitation needs of people affected by the impact of COVID-19: guidance
• Mind, Coronavirus and your wellbeing, (including information for young people and for people working from home)
• UK Government, Looking after people who lack mental capacity
• UK Government, Guidance on making a lasting power of attorney, other ways for people to make certain decisions for you in the short term, and being a deputy or attorney during the coronavirus outbreak,
• Welsh Government, Advice for the bereaved: coronavirus (COVID-19)

Health and care workers

• Welsh Government, Health and social care professionals: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 workforce risk assessment tool
• Welsh Government, Returning health professionals and scientists (includes doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, allied health professional and healthcare scientists)
• Welsh Government, Support for student allied health professionals during the COVID-19 epidemic
• Welsh Government, COVID-19: guidance for student nurses
• Welsh Government, Overseas trained nurses: join the temporary register
• Public Health Wales, Information for healthcare professionals
• Welsh Government, Guidance for unpaid carers: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Help the NHS in a temporary role during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Social care workforce special payment scheme
• Welsh Government, COVID-19: NHS Wales Indemnity cover for staff
• UK Government, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: people receiving direct payments
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough): social care guidance
• Welsh Government, Mental health support scheme for doctors extended to every frontline healthcare worker in Wales (16 April)
• Welsh Government, Covid 19 Death in Service Scheme for NHS and Social Care frontline workers (27 April)
• Welsh Government, Health, care and volunteer workers parking pass and concessions
• Welsh Government, Free bus and rail travel for NHS staff
• Welsh Government, COVID and BAME – measures to protect the Health and Social Care workforce (2 May)
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 statutory sick pay enhancement scheme

Track and Trace

• Welsh Government, NHS COVID-19 app launches across Wales and England
• Welsh Government, NHS COVID-19 app: guidance for businesses and organisations
• Welsh Government, NHS COVID-19 app
• Welsh Government, Test, Trace, Protect and your questions
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 testing strategy
• Welsh Government, Testing data for coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Review of testing for COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Apply for a coronavirus test
• Welsh Government, Using the coronavirus home testing kit
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus critical (key) workers: test eligibility
• Welsh Government, Test, trace, protect: toolkit for critical worker employers
• Welsh Government, Test, trace, protect: guidance for employers
• Welsh Government, Get help for your business, organisation or workplace from Test Trace and Protect
• Welsh Government, Care home testing guidance
• Welsh Government, Testing process for care homes: COVID-19
• Welsh Government, How to test care home staff for COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Test, trace, protect: multilingual information about coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: support for workers and the self-employed
• Welsh Government, Guidance on testing and contact tracing in education settings
• Welsh Government, Guidance on testing and contact tracing in childcare settings
• Welsh Government, Guidance for schools and FE providers: using home test kits
• Welsh Government, Technical Advisory Group: repeat antibody testing of school staff
• Welsh Government, Antibody testing: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: your questions
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: if you have tested positive
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: if you are a confirmed contact
• Welsh Government, Keeping records of staff, customers, and visitors: test, trace, protect
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: stay alert to scams
• Welsh Government, Two schemes to help people self-isolate to be introduced in Wales (30 October)

 

Schools

Teaching and learning

• Welsh Government, Schools: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Back to school plans from September: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Operational guidance for schools and settings from the autumn term
• Welsh Government, Guidance on learning in schools and settings from the autumn term
• Welsh Government, Technical Advisory Group: review of data and monitoring to support childcare, schools and FE operations up to age 18
• Welsh Government, Technical Advisory Group: advice on return to school (7 July)
• Welsh Government, The decision framework for the next phase of education and childcare
• Welsh Government Technical Advisory Cell, Our latest understanding of COVID-19 with respect to children and education (3 June)
• Welsh Government, Guidance for independent boarding and residential special schools in Wales: coronavirus

Staff and pupil health and well-being

• Welsh Government, Guidance on testing and contact tracing in education settings
• Welsh Government, Face Coverings in Schools(26 August)
• Welsh Government, Technical Advisory Group: face coverings for children and young people in education settings (25 August)
• Welsh Government, Technical Advisory Group: advice on school transport (31 July)
• Welsh Government, Technical Advisory Group: repeat antibody testing of school staff (15 July)
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 workforce risk assessment tool: guidance
• Welsh Government, School staff and their employment: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus: support for the supply sector (1 April)

Other school-related topics

• Welsh Government, Changes to the number of school sessions 2020 to 2021: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Changes to school session times: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Information for school governing bodies
• Welsh Government, School performance reporting arrangements: important update
• Welsh Government, School admission appeals: coronavirus

Vulnerable pupils and other priority groups

• Welsh Government, Guidance for supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged learners
• Welsh Government, Vulnerable children and young people: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Keeping children and young people safe: non-statutory guide for practitioners
• Welsh Government, Education safeguarding guidance: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Accessing school and community-based counselling: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Free school meals: coronavirus guidance for schools
• Welsh Government, Information on provision for learners with Additional Learning Needs  and EOTAS provision (Ministerial correspondence to the Children, Young People and Education Committee)
• Welsh Government, Device and connectivity update for digitally excluded learners: coronavirus

Awarding of qualifications

• Welsh Government, Statement from the Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams (17 August)
• Welsh Government, Examinations and assessments: coronavirus
• Qualifications Wales, Coronavirus
• Qualifications Wales, Provisional results for summer 2020
• Qualifications Wales, Statement on appeals process
• WJEC, Supporting teachers & learners during Coronavirus
• WJEC, Summer Results 2020: Everything you need to know
• Welsh Government, Examinations and assessments: coronavirus
• Qualifications Wales, Requirements  for Adapting  assessments for  GQ Qualifications  (GCSE, GCE and  Welsh Baccalaureate  Skills Challenge Certificate) in 2021 (PDF) (August 2020)
• WJEC, Summer 2021 adaptations
• WJEC, FAQs for general qualifications in summer 2021

Children’s rights

• Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Coronavirus – information hub for families and children
• Welsh Government, Child employment: coronavirus

Universities, further education and apprenticeships

• Welsh Government, Further and higher education: coronavirus (landing page with a range of HE and FE related Welsh Government guidance links)
• Welsh Government, Guidance for safe operation from September 2020 (further education, apprenticeships and adult community education)
• Welsh Government, Work-based learning and apprenticeships: coronavirus (has not been updated by Welsh Government since 31 July)
• UCAS, latest Covid-19 information and advice for prospective students
• Student Finance Wales, information and advice on making student finance applications
• National Union of Students Wales, Coronavirus: Advice Hub (needs an NUS account)
• Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), independent body set up to review student complaints about higher education providers in England and Wales

Vulnerable pupils and other priority groups

• Welsh Government, Help for the vulnerable from local authorities and voluntary groups
• Welsh Government, Shielding extremely vulnerable people
• Welsh Government, CMO letter to extremely vulnerable people: support explained
• Welsh Government, Get coronavirus support as an extremely vulnerable person
• Welsh Government, Help for vulnerable people from voluntary organisations
• Welsh Government, People at increased risk from coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Reporting suspected abuse, harm or neglect (safeguarding)
• Trussell Trust, Coronavirus and food banks
• Wales Council of the Blind, Advice and resources during the Covid-19 pandemic
• RNIB, Coronavirus and accessible online information
• Welsh Government, Support for victims of domestic abuse
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for providers of accommodation for survivors of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence
• Rail to Refuge is a scheme run by Women’s Aid, GWR and Southeastern for women fleeing domestic abuse to apply for free train travel to refuge accommodation
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for services for perpetrators of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence
• Older People’s Commissioner, Coronavirus Information Hub
• Learning Disability Wales, Coronavirus: resources for people with a learning disability
• Welsh Government, Five ways to help children and young people stay safe during the coronavirus lockdown
•  Welsh Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for the ethnic minority communities (27 March)
• Welsh Government, New coronavirus outreach workers to support BAME communities (29 October)
•  Welsh Government, Support for the Chinese community: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 BAME Advisory Group: potential impact of COVID-19 (14 July)
• Welsh Government, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Socio-economic Sub-Group Report (25 June)
• Welsh Government, Older people’s rights and coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Support for the Disability Equality Forum: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Equality impact assessments: coronavirus

Awarding of qualifications

• Welsh Government, Examinations and assessments: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Results Day 2020 (16 April)
• Qualifications Wales, Coronavirus
• Qualifications Wales, Consultation findings and decisions report launch – Arrangements for summer 2020 exams series
• WJEC, Supporting teachers & learners during Coronavirus
• Qualifications Wales, Planning the path to next summer’s GCSEs, AS and A levels

Children’s rights

• Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Coronavirus – information hub for families and children
• Welsh Government, Child employment: coronavirus

Universities, further education and apprenticeships

• Welsh Government, Further and higher education: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Guidance for higher education: Keep Wales Safe (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Guidance on face-to-face further education and work-based learning: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Further education: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Higher education and student support: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Higher education policy statement (4 May)
• Welsh Government, Work-based learning and apprenticeships: coronavirus
• UCAS, latest Covid-19 information and advice for prospective students
• Student Finance Wales, information and advice on making student finance applications
• National Union of Students, COVID-19 Hub (students need to register with NUS to access)
• National Union of Students Wales, Coronavirus: Advice for Students in Wales
• Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), independent body set up to review student complaints about higher education providers in England and Wales
• Welsh Government, Resilience plan for the Post-16 sector: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus: travel guidance for education settings and students

 

Work

• Welsh Government, Support for employees (work, skills and financial support). This includes information on sick pay and benefits. People can claim sick pay if they are self-isolating, ‘shielding’, or ill.
• UK Government, Eligibility checker for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, through which the UK Government will pay 80% of furloughed workers’ wages via their employers.
• Welsh Government, Get help for your business, organisation or workplace from Test Trace and Protect
• Welsh Government, Test, trace, protect: guidance for employers
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 workforce risk assessment tool and guidance
• Welsh Government, All Wales COVID-19 Workforce Risk Assessment Tool: integrated impact assessment
• Welsh Government, Closure of businesses and premises: coronavirus (COVID 19)
• Welsh Government, Taking all reasonable measures to maintain physical distancing in the workplace: guidance on compliance with regulations on maintaining 2 metres’ distance in workplaces.
• Welsh Government, Workplace guidance for employers and employees: COVID19
• Welsh Government, Safety and physical distancing signs for employers: coronavirus (multilingual)
• Welsh Government, Manufacturing: coronavirus guidance
• Welsh Government, Close contact services businesses: coronavirus workplace guidance including information for the beauty and wellbeing sector.
• Welsh Government, Tattoo and body piercing services: coronavirus workplace guidance
• Welsh Government, Construction and outdoor work: coronavirus workplace guidance
• Welsh Government, Working in or from a vehicle: coronavirus workplace guidance
• Welsh Government, Retailers: coronavirus workplace guidance
• Welsh Government, Offices and contact centres: coronavirus workplace guidance
• Welsh Government, Labs and research facilities: coronavirus workplace guidance
• Welsh Government, Child employment: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Prevention and management of coronavirus in food and meat plants
• Welsh Government, Financial help if you’re self-employed
• NHS Wales, Symptom checker and tool to get an ‘isolation’ note to give to employers
• House of Commons Library, FAQs: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
• UK Government, Holiday entitlement and pay during coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus critical (key) workers: test eligibility
• Welsh Government, Get help if you’re made redundant (ReAct)
• Working Wales, Advice on getting into work and redundancy
• Welsh Government, Skills match service to help people find jobs in agriculture, land and veterinary work
• Welsh Government, Skills for all toolkit
• Welsh Government,  Online training for furloughed workforce during coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Community Employability Programmes: Guidance for applicants
• Welsh Government, Keeping records of staff, customers, and visitors: test, trace, protect
• Welsh Government, Remote working
• House of Commons Library, Coronavirus: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

Benefits

• Welsh Government, Financial support for individuals
• Welsh Government, Get financial help to pay your bills during the coronavirus pandemic
• UK Government, Universal Credit and coronavirus
• UK Government, Increase of Working Tax Credits by £20 a week and what this means (7 April) – this matches the increase in Universal Credit
• UK Government, Face-to-face assessment suspension continues for health and disability benefits
• House of Commons Library, Coronavirus: Claiming welfare benefits
• Step Change debt charity, Debt and coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Council Tax Reduction Scheme
• Welsh Government, Discretionary Assistance Fund

 

Advice services

• Citizens Advice can provide benefits and employment advice online or on the phone – 03444 77 20 20. It also has an information page on coronavirus.
• Age Cymru is offering a new service for the over 70s to answer queries and direct people to local services & support. Anyone over 70 can register for free and receive a call back in either English or Welsh: 08000 223 444 /  enquiries@agecymru.org.uk
• Turn2Us is a national charity and welfare benefits advice service It has a page on coronavirus, which includes a benefits calculator. It has also launched a hardship fund.
• Shelter Cymru have a coronavirus advice page and can provide housing related advice by phone – 08000 495 495
• Money Advice Service, Coronavirus – what it means for you, information relating to personal finances, insurance and potential scams
• Acas, Coronavirus: advice for employers and employees

 

Business support 

• Welsh Government, Business and employers: coronavirus
• Business Wales, Coronavirus advice. This page includes information for businesses in Wales on financial support and grants, and business rates relief.  
• Development Bank of Wales loans announced on 30 March , now fully subscribed
• Business Wales, Eligibility checker for the Economic Resilience Fund
• Welsh Government, Guidance to employers and businesses on COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Support for Business Improvement Districts
• UK Government, COVID-19: support for businesses (not all information on this page applies in Wales, specifically around business rate relief).
  The guidance includes support for businesses who are paying sick pay to employees, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, and support for paying tax (HMRC also has a dedicated helpline for tax issues:  0800 0159 559). The guidance now also covers refers to support for businesses and self-employed people through deferring VAT and Income Tax payments.
• Support is also now available from the UK Government under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. All UK employers will be able to access support to continue paying 80% of their employees’ salary for those employees that would otherwise have been laid off during the crisis. The scheme is due to close on 31 October.
• UK Government, Self-employment income support scheme
• UK Government, Rules that have been relaxed to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
• UK Government, Extra protection for businesses with ban on evictions for commercial tenants who miss rent payments (23 March) and Business Wales, Extension of moratorium on commercial lease forfeitures to 30 September.
• UK Government, How the measures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act will affect your filings at Companies House.
• Welsh Government, Development Bank of Wales announces three month capital repayment holiday (16 March)
• UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for UK businesses trading internationally
• Business Wales, Research, Development and Innovation Solutions provided by Welsh Businesses and Research Organisations
• Welsh Government, Taking all reasonable measures to maintain physical distancing in the workplace
• Face coverings: guidance on measures to be taken by employers and managers of premises
• Welsh Government, ReAct and coronavirus: guidance for employers
• Welsh Government, ReAct and coronavirus: guidance for training providers
• Welsh Government, Businesses urged to prepare for NHS COVID-19 app

 

Charities, Churches and the Voluntary Sector

• WCVA, Voluntary Services Emergency Fund
• WCVA, COVID-19 updates and guidance for the voluntary sector
• UK Government, Guidance for businesses seeking to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
• Welsh Government, £26m to help small charities in Wales
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for the third sector
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19) : Support for the Third Sector and Volunteering (6 April)
• Welsh Government, COVID-19 guidance for third sector organisations in receipt of Welsh Government grants
• Funding Wales, Coronavirus funding for the third sector
• WCVA, Emergency fast track loans for voluntary organisations (13 March)
• Charities Aid Foundation, Coronavirus Emergency Fund
• Community Foundation Wales, Wales Coronavirus Resilience Appeal
• Martin Lewis charity fund to support coronavirus-related poverty relief projects
• Steve Morgan Foundation, Coronavirus emergency fund for charities in North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire
• Grants Online, Coronavirus funds that are accepting applications
• Volunteering Wales, COVID-19 opportunities

 

Housing

• House of Commons Library, Coronavirus: Housing Support
• Welsh Government, Housing: Coronavirus
• Shelter Cymru have a coronavirus advice page and can provide housing related advice by phone – 08000 495 495

Renting

• Welsh Government, Renting a home: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Problems paying your rent during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Apply for a loan to help pay your rent arrears due to coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Self-isolating in your shared home during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Eviction during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Guide for frontline staff to support tenants during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Guidance for landlords and managing agents in the private rented sector
• Tenants are currently entitled to at least three months’ notice if their landlord wishes to evict them
• Welsh Government, Repairs to your rented home during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Guidance for local authorities on enforcing standards in rented properties
• Welsh Government, Collecting your possessions after moving out of your home: coronavirus

Homeowners

• Welsh Government, Homeowners: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Problems paying your mortgage during the coronavirus pandemic
• Lenders agreed to offer three month mortgage payment holidays to borrowers in financial difficulty because of coronavirus. HM Treasury confirmed on 22 May that homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage due to coronavirus will be able to extend their mortgage payment holiday for a further three months, or start making reduced payments. Answers to some frequently asked questions are on the UK Finance website
• Lenders have agreed to extend the moratorium on involuntary repossession for residential and buy-to-let customers to 31 October 2020
• Welsh Government, Help to Buy – Wales guidance: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Help to Buy Wales loan interest repayment holiday (18 March)
• Welsh Government, Apply for a Help to Buy – Wales repayment holiday by 30 September
• Money Advice Service, A guide to mortgage payment holidays
• Financial Conduct Authority, Mortgages and coronavirus: information for consumers

Social housing and supported accommodation

• Welsh Government, Letter to all social housing tenants in Wales (coronavirus) (3 April)
• Welsh Government, Guidance for social landlords (13 March)
• Welsh Government, Health guidance for social landlords (31 March)
• Welsh Government, Guidance for local authorities and providers of supported accommodation
• Welsh Government, Social landlords housing regulation guidance (31 March)
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for providers of accommodation for survivors of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence
• Welsh Government, Guidance to care and repair agencies, local authorities and registered social landlords providing housing adaptations
• Welsh Government, Guidance for dealing with people who are unwilling or unable to self-isolate or follow coronavirus lockdown instructions (28 April)

Homelessness

• Welsh Government, COVID-19 Response – Homelessness and Rough Sleepers (20 March)
• Welsh Government, Guidance for substance misuse and homelessness services (19 March)
• Welsh Government, Local authority support for rough sleepers (24 March)
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus: guidance for local authorities in supporting people sleeping rough (28 April)
• Welsh Government, Guidance for dealing with people who are unwilling or unable to self-isolate or follow coronavirus lockdown instructions (28 April)
• Welsh Government, Staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Managing challenging and anti-social behaviour in temporary accommodation: COVID-19

Other housing guidance

• Public Health Wales, Housing, health, social care and support settings: Examples to inform implementation of the updated Infection Prevention and Control guidance – COVID 19
• Welsh Government, Moving home during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Moving home during the coronavirus pandemic: housing sector

 

Utilities

• UK Government, Government agrees measures with energy industry to support vulnerable people through COVID-19 (19 March)
• Welsh Water, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – A Message to Our Customers
• Wales and West Utilities, Covid-19 Update (14 March)
• British Gas, Coronavirus updates
• Virgin Media, Covid-19 updates
• EDF Energy, Coronavirus FAQs
• Npower, Coronavirus updates
• BT, Our response to coronavirus
• UK Government, Mobile networks remove data charges for online NHS coronavirus advice (18 March)
• Royal Mail, Coronavirus update (20 March)
• Ofcom, Stay connected during the coronavirus pandemic (24 March)  

 

Transport

• Welsh Government, Travel: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Travelling safely (coronavirus): guidance for the public
• Welsh Government, Travel and transport advice

 

Public Transport

• Welsh Government, Restarting public transport
• Welsh Government, NHS staff to get free travel as part of £69m hardship fund deal for public transport (29 March)
• Rail to Refuge is a scheme run by Women’s Aid, GWR and Southeastern for women fleeing domestic abuse to apply for free train travel to refuge accommodation
• UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK transport and travel advice
• Welsh Government, Requirement to wear a face covering on public transport in Wales
• UK Government, Face coverings mandatory on public transport in England
• Traveline Cymru, Coronavirus (COVID-19)- Latest Information, includes latest updates and advice on services from bus operators
• National Rail Enquiries: Coronavirus Travel Advice
• Transport for Wales, Travelling with us – Your safety and wellbeing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
• Avanti West Coast, Coronavirus travel information
• Crosscountry trains, Coronavirus: Advice for our customers
• GWR, Coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Local authorities invited to transform Wales’ transport system
• Sustrans, Cycles for key workers
• Welsh Government, Bus services supported with a further £84.6 million to meet challenges of coronavirus

Overseas Travel

• UK  Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• UK Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice (general)
• UK Government, Coronavirus: Essential international travel advice
• UK Government, Health measures introduced at UK border – 14 day quarantine for international arrivals into the UK
• Welsh Government, How to self-isolate when you travel to Wales: coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): travellers exempt from Welsh border rules
•  UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): emergency loans for return flights: how to apply
• UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): staying where you are if you cannot return to the UK
• UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer air travel guidance for passengers
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer aviation guidance for operators
• Civil Aviation Authority, COVID-19: Information for passengers, holidaymakers and the industry
• Civil Aviation Authority, Guidance on consumer law for airlines in the context of COVID-19
• Cardiff Airport, Novel Coronavirus COVID-19- latest advice
• StenaLine, Coronavirus Advice
• Irish Ferries, Coronavirus / COVID-19
• UK Government, COVID-19: advice for the freight transport industry
• European Commission, Coronavirus response – Member State restrictions to transport

Public transport

• UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK transport and travel advice
• Traveline Cymru, Coronavirus (COVID-19)- Latest Information, includes latest updates and advice on services from bus operators
• National Rail Enquiries: Coronavirus Travel Advice
• Transport for Wales, Travelling with us – Your safety and wellbeing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
• Avanti West Coast, Coronavirus travel information
• Crosscountry trains, Coronavirus: Advice for our customers
• GWR, Coronavirus
• Sustrans, Cycles for key workers

Driving

• UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): MOTs for cars, vans and motorcycles due from 30 March 2020 –MOTs due from 30 March to 31 July extended by 6 months
• UK Government, Mandatory MOT testing to be reintroduced from 1 August – MOTs due from this date required as normal
• UK Government, Driving tests and theory tests – includes guidance on how critical workers can apply for an emergency test
• UK Government, Driving lessons and tests to resume in England in July – Tests are still suspended in Wales
• Welsh Government, Health, care and volunteer workers parking pass and concessions
• Welsh Government, Taxi and private hire vehicle guidance (also published on the  Business Wales website)
• UK Government, Specialist vehicle approval tests

 

Scams and Consumer rights

• Ofcom, Advice for consumers: coronavirus scam calls and texts
• Which, Coronavirus advice from Which?
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Support for consumers
• UK Government, Competition and Markets Authority statement on sales and pricing practices during Coronavirus outbreak
• Moneysavingexpert.com, Coronavirus financial help and rights
• Association of British Insurers, Coronavirus Q & A 
• Welsh Government, Problems paying your bills during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Contact tracing: stay alert to scams

 

Food and retail

• UK Government, Government to grant permission for pubs and restaurants to operate as takeaways as part of coronavirus response (17 March)– the Welsh Government confirmed that this is the case in Wales too
• Welsh Government, Relaxation of planning enforcement related to supermarket deliveries (13 March)
• British Retail Consortium, Food retailers reassure customers and ask them to buy responsibly (15 March)
• The British Retail Consortium has set up a Coronavirus Hub to support its members. The hub includes a summary of some of the latest retailer announcements
• Aldi, Aldi’s response to COVID-19
• Asda, Steps we have taken in response to the Coronavirus outbreak (24 March) and Don’t shop this Friday before 9am (19 March)
• Iceland, Iceland pledges further support for the most vulnerable during Covid-19 crisis (23 March)
• M&S, M&S introduces dedicated shopping hours for NHS workers and vulnerable shoppers (19 March)
• Morrisons, An important update on Coronavirus (19 March)
• Sainsbury’s, Working to feed the nation (18 March)
• Tesco, COVID-19: A message to our customers (18 March) and Dedicated shopping hour for NHS staff (19 March)
• Waitrose, new measures to support customers and the vulnerable (19 March) and protect customers and partners (24 March)
• UK Government, Destroying spoilt beer, cider, wine or made-wine during coronavirus

 

Community support

• Welsh Government, Community services: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Safe use of multi-purpose community centres (COVID-19)
• Welsh Government, Youth work services guidance: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, What can I do to help?
• Welsh Government, Volunteering during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, First Minister launches Looking Out for Each Other campaign in Wales (23 March)
• Public Health Wales, Public information posters
• Welsh Government, Attending funerals during the coronavirus pandemic
• Welsh Government, Guidance to members of the public on marriage and civil partnership ceremonies: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Guidance to local authorities and places of worship on marriages and civil partnerships: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Risk assessments for wedding venues and events
• Welsh Government, Support for the faith community during the disruption caused by COVID-19

 

Culture, tourism and sport

• Welsh Government, Sport, recreation and leisure: guidance for a phased return
• Welsh Government, Creative industries: guidance for a phased return
• Welsh Government, Culture and heritage destinations and venues: guidance for a phased return
• Welsh Government, Tourism and hospitality businesses: guidance for a phased reopening
• Welsh Government, Underground attractions: supplementary guidance
• UK Government, Register your establishment for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and get a discount
• Welsh Government, Full list of public path and car park closures due to coronavirus published
• Welsh Government, Cultural Recovery Fund (30 July)
• Welsh Government, £18m support for the culture, creative and sport sector in Wales (1 April).
• Heritage Lottery Fund, Emergency fund to support the sector
• Welsh Government, Support for grassroots music venues in Wales
• Welsh Government, Help for museums, libraries, archives and professionals affected by coronavirus
• Creative Cardiff, Information for creatives during COVID-19
• Help Musicians collaboration, Corona advice for musicians  
• Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, Coronavirus (COVID-19) (25 March)
• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
• Snowdonia National Park Authority, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update (25 March)
• Sports Wales , Sports national centre closures
• Welsh Rugby Union, Financial support for clubs (18 March)
• Welsh Government, Guidance on reopening places of worship: coronavirus
• Welsh Government, Guidance for holiday accommodation businesses on reopening: coronavirus

 

Immigration

• UK Government, Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents
• Refugee Council, Changes to Home Office asylum & resettlement policy and practice in response to Covid-19
• UK Government, NHS frontline workers visas extended so they can focus on fighting coronavirus (31 March)
• UK Government, EU Settlement Scheme: Impact of Coronavirus

 

Agriculture and fisheries

• Welsh Government, Statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (8 April)
• Welsh Government, Emergency measures to support farmers during Covid-19 unveiled (1 April)
• Welsh Government, FarmWell Wales
• Welsh Government, Rural Payments Wales (RPW): coronavirus (COVID-19)
• The UK Government has temporarily relaxed elements of competition law,  a move welcomed by the Welsh Government
• NFU Cymru, Coronavirus hub
• The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), information and advice relating to the coronavirus.
• TB Hub provides information on Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contingency planning on bovine TB testing during the pandemic.
• The Welsh Government has commissioned an online service by LANTRA to match employers with jobseekers looking for agricultural, land and veterinary work.
• Welsh Government, Public rights of way and access to land (coronavirus): guidance for landowners.
• Welsh Government, New funding to support dairy farmers through coronavirus. The application window opened on 18 June and will close on 14 August. There is a similar scheme in England
• The UK governments have launched a consultation to tackle supply chain issues across the UK dairy sector and provide new fairer conditions for milk contracts
• Welsh Government, New funding to support dairy farmers through coronavirus. There is a similar scheme in England.
• Seafish, Coronavirus updates for the seafood industry
• The Fishermen’s Mission, Covid-19 Helping Us To Help You
• The Marine Management Organisation, A guide to current financial and welfare support for the fishing industry
• Twitter message to the fishing and seafood industry from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
• Welsh Government, Fisheries Grant announced in Wales to help fishing sector through COVID-19 pandemic (14 April)
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus: support for fishing businesses
• Welsh Government, Skills match service to help people find jobs in agriculture, land and veterinary work
• Welsh Fisherman’s Association news feed updates on COVID-19
• Welsh Government, Forestry businesses: coronavirus guidance
• Welsh Government, Coronavirus: support for fishing businesses

 

Animal Welfare

• Welsh Government, Caring for animals during the coronavirus outbreak (pet and livestock owners)
• UK Government, Guidance for people with animals (pet and livestock owners)
• British Veterinary Association (BVA), Statement on cats and Covid-19 (8 April)
• Animal Welfare Network for Wales, Guidance for pet owners
• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the BVA are providing advice to vets
• RSPCA Cymru, Emergency service during coronavirus lockdown
• The Welsh Government has established a focus group to consider the implications for animal health and welfare of the coronavirus control measures.
• The Welsh Government has established a focus group to consider the implications for animal health and welfare of the coronavirus control measures

 

Construction

• UK Government, Letter to the UK construction sector (31 March)
• Construction Leadership Council, Site Operating Procedures – Protecting Your Workforce
• Construction Leadership Council, Advice on temporary suspension of sites
• Build UK, Guidance on Contractual Issues Caused by Coronavirus

 

Courts and prisons

• Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Coronavirus Crisis: Guidance on Compliance with Family Court Child Arrangement Orders
• Welsh Government, Guidance for Cafcass Cymru clients
• Welsh Government, Update on child arrangement orders
• UK Government, COVID-19: Courts and tribunals planning and preparation
• UK Government, COVID-19: Visiting prisons
• UK Government, COVID-19: Prisons and other prescribed places of detention guidance

 

Planning

• Welsh Government, Coronavirus: guidance to planning authorities (27 March)
• New regulations came into force on 30 March allowing local authorities to undertake development on their land in response to the coronavirus emergency without needing to apply for and obtain planning permission. As a result, for example, local authorities can now use leisure centres as temporary hospitals.
• Welsh Government, Building regulations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: guidance (20 April)