Self isolation support grants

If you have been contacted by Test and Protect and asked to self-isolate because of coronavirus (COVID-19), you may be eligible for the Self-Isolation Support Grant. You can apply at any time during the period you’ve been asked to self-isolate for. 

To be eligible for the grant, you must: 

• have been told by Test and Protect to self-isolate as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), either because you have tested positive for coronavirus or have recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive 
• be employed or self-employed 
• be unable to work from home, and lose income as a result of self-isolation 
  
  You must also be getting one or more of these benefits: 

• Universal Credit 
• Working Tax Credit 
• Income-based Employment and Support Allowance 
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance 
• Income Support 
• Housing Benefit 
• Pension Credit 
  
  If you have been awarded one of these benefits, but haven't had a payment yet, you will still be eligible for the Self-Isolation Support Grant. Find out more about how to apply at Scottish Welfare Fund – mygov.scot 
  
  If all of these things do not apply to you, you will not be eligible for a Self-Isolation Support Grant. You might however be able to get a Crisis Grant (Scottish Welfare Fund – mygov.scot) if you are on a low income and are having money problems because you have to self-isolate. 
  
  If your right to live in the UK includes the condition that you have no access to public funds, you can still apply for the Self-Isolation Support Grant. Find out more from Migration Scotland.