Swale Borough Council - Payments for Those on a Low Income who Have to Self-isolate

You may be entitled to a Test and Trace Support Payment if you are receiving Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, income-based Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit and/or Pension Credit and you:

• Are employed or self-employed.

• Have been told to stay at home and self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace.

• Are on a low income, you can’t work from home and you will lose income as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Swale Borough Council could pay you £500 for the 10 days you self-isolate.

Please visit: https://swale.gov.uk/news-and-your-council/coronavirus/payments-for-those-on-a-low-income-who-have-to-self-isolate for more information and to make a claim.

You're not eligible if you:

• Are quarantining after travelling abroad (unless you test positive during the 14-day quarantine period).

• Continue to receive full wages or you can work from home while you self-isolate.

• Started your self-isolation period before 28th September 2020.

• Have not received a notification from NHS Test and Trace telling you to self-isolate.

• Are applying more than 14 days after the end of your self-isolation period.

If you do not meet the main qualifying criteria for a Test and Trace Support Payment but are experiencing exceptional hardship, please contact Swale Borough Council by Email at: selfisolation@swale.gov.uk

Councillor Richard Palmer

Ward member for Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch
Cabinet Member for Communities