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With cases of Covid-19 still high in the borough, many people are finding they are losing income due to needing to...

Council expands eligibility criteria for Covid Test and Trace Support Payment Date published: 16 March 2021 Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 or has been identified as a contact by NHS Test and Trace must self-isolate by law Rochdale Borough Council has changed the criteria for its Covid-19 Discretionary Test and Trace Support Payment, meaning more residents will qualify for financial help if they are required to self-isolate. From this month the household income criteria has changed ...

Parents of children who need to self-isolate during Covid pandemic will get £500 payment The eligibility criteria for the Governments Test and Trace Support Scheme has now been updated - here is what this means for low-income families Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be ...

Parents of children asked to self-isolate may be eligible for new £500 payment The new payment was announced ahead of the return to schools next week A pupil wears a protective face mask during a chemistry lesson (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used ...

Covid-19: Self-isolation support not working in England, unions say By Rob England image captionPeople who are required to self-isolate can apply for a £500 grant "Patchy" financial support for people self-isolating in England has left many workers in hardship, unions have said. Figures suggest about 70% of applications for a £500 government support scheme were rejected as of 6 January. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for statutory sick pay to be increased and made available to all...

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