Furlough extension: Furlough exists for companies who can t bring in employees due to Covid (Image: GETTY)
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Among those issuing warnings for the Chancellor is Frances Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
Ms Grady urged him to announce a continuation of furlough before the budget in March and extend it at least to the end of the year.
She told the Guardian unemployment rates could surge to levels not seen since the 1980s.
She said: “It would be a dereliction of duty of any Government [to end furlough].
Furlough extension: Furlough, otherwise known as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, explained (Image: EXPRESS)
If you test positive for Covid-19, or are found to have been in contact with someone who has, you are then told to self-isolate. This self-isolation lasts for ten days from the day you tested positive, or the day you were last in contact with the person who tested positive. If you work full-time, ten days is two working weeks. Because taking this much time off work at short notice is difficult financially, each of the devolved governments provides some support to help people stay at home. In England, if you cannot work from home and face losing income, you are eligible for an upfront £500 payment if you or your partner receives certain benefits. There are also discretionary £500 payments available for those who aren’t on benefits but are “on a low income”, which is judged in the application process. Either way, you apply to your council for the payment.
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The TUC has said the lack of support is a gaping hole in the UK s approach to tackling coronavirus (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)
New data has revealed that around 70 per cent of people in England who apply for financial support in order to self-isolate due to Covid-19 are rejected.
The data, published by The Guardian and collected from 171 local councils in England, showed that just 36,000 people out of 120,000 received the one-off £500 payment available to people required to self-isolate.
In one out of every four council areas, 90 per cent of people were refused help.
Who qualifies for self-isolation payment?
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