Eligibility for a £750 Self-Isolation Support Payment is restricted to people who

• have been told to stay at home and self-isolate by TTP, either because they have tested positive for coronavirus or have recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive and are not fully vaccinated, OR;
• are a parent or carer of a child who has been asked to self-isolate through TTP as a positive case

Please note that parents of children who have been notified through the NHS Covid-19 App to self-isolate are not eligible for a payment. 

or

• have been notified by the NHS Covid-19 App to self-isolate because they have recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, are not fully vaccinated and are directed by TTP to self-isolate. This requirement can be individually verified;

The applicant must also be

• employed or self-employed, and
• unable to work from home and will lose income as a result and
• (the applicant or their partner) are currently receiving, Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, income-based Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit and/or Pension Credit
• not a young person for whom a parent/guardian is receiving Child Benefit

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You may be eligible for a discretionary payment. Please check the criteria on this page.

You may be eligible for a discretionary payment of £750 if you meet all of the other eligibility criteria above, but

• you or your partner do not currently receive Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, income-based Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit and/or Pension Credit
• you will face financial hardship as a result of not being able to work while you are self- isolating or are in receipt of Statutory Sick Pay or an amount lower than that

This application is for one person only and any further applications within the same household must be made by each individual.

Please ensure that you have the information below available before starting your application

• National Insurance Number
• confirmation of the date given by NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect service (TTP)
• your most recent bank statement, wage slip or proof of self-employment