New Test and Trace Support payments
People on lower incomes who have lost wages because they have to self-isolate will be able apply for a £500 Government payment from 28 September 2020.
It will be available to those who have been told to stay indoors but cannot work from home and so have lost income as a result.
The new Test and Trace Support payment will be for those who either have Covid-19 or come into contact with someone who has and been told they must stay at home.
At the same time new fines for those breaching self-isolation rules will start at £1,000 – bringing this in line with the penalty for breaking quarantine after international travel.
However, the fines could increase to up to £10,000 for repeat offences and for the most blatant breaches, including for those preventing others from self-isolating.
This could include business owners who threaten self-isolating staff with redundancy if they do not come to work.
The Government says it is putting in place a number of measures to ensure that people follow the rules.
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