PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Test and Trace Support Payment (3 November 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme to workers told to self-isolate who are not in receipt of qualifying benefits and who cannot work from home.

Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)

Answer

If a worker is not in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits and cannot work from home, they may be eligible for a £500 discretionary payment, provided they meet the eligibility criteria set by their local authority.


Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
12 January 2021

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