Covid: NHS Wales app users can apply for £500 self-isolation payment Published image captionPeople living in Wales and England have been urged to download the government's contact-tracing app People in Wales who are told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid-19 phone app can now apply for a £500 payment, the Welsh Government has announced. Until now it has only been available to low-earners who have been asked to isolate by either Test, Trace, Protect or their child's school. People need to contact their council to access the scheme. The Conservatives said it was confusing and said people should be able to have payments backdated.