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2 February, 2021 Open access

Scottish Government announces changes to Self-Isolation Support Grant to provide support to more people on low incomes

Additional 200,000 people expected to be eligible for help from the scheme as a result of changes being introduced from 16 February 2021

The Scottish Government has announced changes to its Self-Isolation Support Grant scheme to provide support to more people on low incomes.

Setting out the changes today - that are expected to result in an additional 200,000 people being eligible for the grant if they are asked to self-isolate - Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said -

‘Supporting people to self-isolate is critical to controlling the spread of the virus. We always said we would review this grant to make sure it worked for people who face financial hardship as a result of self-isolation. That is why we are making changes to considerably increase the eligibility of the grant to those on low incomes.’

To be introduced from 16 February 2021, and with eligibility to be backdated to 2 February 2021, the changes will result in -

For more information, see More people supported to self isolate from gov.scot

Update (17 February 2021): the Scottish Government has today published an extract from its Scottish Welfare Fund statutory guidance in relation to self-isolation support grants.