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Covid-19: No plans for universal £500 self-isolation payment, No 10 says
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There are no plans to pay everyone in England who tests positive for Covid £500 to self-isolate, No 10 has said.
The PM s official spokesman said there was already a £500 payment available for those on low incomes who could not work from home and had to isolate.
A universal £500 payment was among suggestions in a leaked Department of Health document.
There are fears the current financial support is not working because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
But a senior government source said the idea of extending the £500 payments to everyone who tests positive had been drawn up by officials and had not been considered by the prime minister.
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Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 in England could be paid £500 to self-isolate under proposals to be discussed by ministers.
It is among the suggestions listed in a leaked document from the Department of Health (DoH) to encourage people with symptoms to get tested and stay home.
There are fears the current financial support is not working because low paid workers cannot afford to self-isolate.
The BBC has confirmed the government is looking at overhauling the system.
Introducing a universal £500 payment could cost up to £453m per week - 12 times the cost of the current payouts.