New £500 self-isolation payments start tomorrow - how to apply and who's eligible
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mirror.co.ukNearly 4million of the poorest workers will be able to apply for £500 payments to self isolate from Monday. Under a new 'carrot and stick' approach by the government, the payment will be launched at the same time as new £10,000 fines for people who flout two-week self-isolation rules.
The new cash payment is intended to make it easier for low-wage workers who cannot afford to self-isolate for up to 14 days.
However it is still less than the £700 a 25-year-old would earn in two weeks on the minimum wage. The measures come as infection rates spiralled across the UK, with 6,042 daily cases of coronavirus on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277.
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