Can someone be in two different types of bubble?

[Intotheunknown20]

Could someone be in a support bubble and a childcare bubble, for example, with different households? I presume not but interested in what others think.

We are. My single brother with incredibly poor mental health. He needs us. We need my parents for childcare to be able to work- out of house. It might not be “allowed” but we couldn’t function without them and he couldn’t function without us.

Yes, If you are eligible to be in a support bubble you can also form a seperate childcare bubble. It's stated in the rules here www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household#how-support-bubbles-relate-to-other-types-of-bubble

Yes

Yes, you absolutely can. The childcare bubble really is just for childcare, though; you aren't supposed to socialise with them.

@Persipan

Yes, you absolutely can. The childcare bubble really is just for childcare, though; you aren't supposed to socialise with them.

Yes, this. So in Elphepa's example, brother can come for dinner, but parents can only be with the children, while both parents are at work. I.e. when childcare is needed.

@Persipan

Yes, you absolutely can. The childcare bubble really is just for childcare, though; you aren't supposed to socialise with them.

Yes I think the (theoretical) situation I am thinking of is more like two support bubbles, one after the other/changing between them (seeing not just for childcare) which is presumably not allowed. Seems a bit of a grey area though.

I believe you can change between support bubbles, but with a sort of cooling-off period in between. Not like 'today my mum is my support bubble, tomorrow is my brother, Wednesday it's my mum again'.

"If you decide to change your support bubble, you should treat your previous bubble as a separate household for 10 days before forming a new bubble. This means following the rules on meeting people from other households in the tier you are in."

And of course all this assumes you/the household you're forming a bubble with are eligible to do so in the first place.

Full info here: www.gov.uk/guidance/making-a-support-bubble-with-another-household

Seems a bit of a grey area though. Not in the least bit grey. Guidance states "You should not form a support bubble with a household that is part of another support bubble." - so clearly if you are in a support bubble no-one else should be bubbling with you. And also the guidance Persipan has quoted - so if you want to use the support bubble to see both your mother and your sister, you have to leave a clear two weeks between in which you have no support bubble at all.