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Parents of children who need to self-isolate during Covid pandemic will get

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Byline: By, Sophie Morris & Lorraine King & Sonia Sharma

The Government will make a one-off payment of £500 to low-income parents of children who need to self-isolate during the pandemic, it has been announced.

The eligibility criteria for the Government's Test and Trace Support Scheme has now been updated to include "a parent or guardian who is staying off work to look after a child who is self-isolating".

Work and Pensions Minister Justin Tomlinson announced the development in the Commons on Tuesday.

The news comes after Labour called last month for the one-off payment to be available to anyone who does not have access to occupational sick pay and low-income parents of self-isolating children, reports The Mirror.

The £500 Test and Trace Support Scheme, introduced in September, offers financial help to people on low incomes who cannot work during their self-isolation period and will, as a result, lose income.

The payment will go directly into the bank account of the person who has been told to self-isolate.

Responding to an adjournment debate tabled by Labour MP Richard Burgon Leeds East on statutory sick pay, Mr Tomlinson told the Commons that the Government has "listened to feedback from charities and support groups on the front line" in coming to its decision to extend the eligibility criteria.

Mr Tomlinson said: "Beyond the welfare safety net, we have also introduced a number of unprecedented packages of support to put money directly into the pockets of those who are in the most need.

"We...

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