A payment is available to support people who face financial difficulty as a result of an instruction to self-isolate.

Only people told to isolate on or after 28 September will be eligible for this help.

Do I qualify?

The support will take the form of a single payment of £500 for people aged 16 or over who:

• Have been told to isolate by NHS Test & Trace and
• Are employed or self-employed and
• Are unable to work from home and
• Will lose income as a result of being instructed to isolate and
• Are in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits
• Universal Credit
• Working Tax Credits
• Income related Employment and Support Allowance
• Income based Jobseekers Allowance
• Income Support
• Pension Credit
• Housing Benefit

You may also be able to receive this payment if you are the parent or guardian of a child who has been sent home from school or nursery and meet the conditions above.