Self-isolating Scots can now apply for £500 government grant - here’s how
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dailyrecord.co.ukworkers in Scotland who are asked to quarantine and would lose income if they needed to isolate. The £500 grant will help those who have been asked by Test and Protect to isolate, following a positive test for Covid-19 or having been in close contact with someone who has tested positive.
The payments are designed to help people self-isolate for the required period to stop the spread of coronavirus. The Scottish Government will be targeting those on Universal Credit or legacy benefits who are employed or self-employed, the shielding list, those aged over 70 and disabled people.
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security, confirmed the news during the daily coronavirus press briefing.
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