Burnley residents on low incomes who need to self-isolate and are unable to work from home can now apply for the Government's test and trace support payment scheme, worth £500.

Apply if you earn less than: 

• £813.54 per week (£42,304 per annum) if you are in a couple; or
• £406.77 per week (£21,152 per annum) if you are a single adult.

Parents or guardians who are not legally required to self-isolate can apply for a Test and Trace Support Payment or discretionary payment if they need to take time off work to care for a child or young person.

To learn more about the eligibility criteria, and to apply for the payment, please visit the following site:

APPLY FOR A SELF-ISOLATION PAYMENT (external site to council's northgate benefits system will open in a new window).

If you are not eligible for a self-isolation payment and still need help, or if you need non-financial support, please contact Burnley Together.

Residents are reminded that the Government also introduced new fines for those breaching self-isolation rules will start at £1,000 – bringing this in line with the penalty for breaking quarantine after international travel - but could increase to up to £10,000 for repeat offences and for the most egregious breaches, including for those preventing others from self-isolating.