Self-isolation support for Wiltshire families in Covid quarantine
A one off £500 payment is available
There is financial support available for Wiltshire students and their families who need to self-isolate as a household due to Covid-19.
If a college or school pupil tests positive for Coronavirus this means the whole household will need to self-isolate for 10 days.
Low income families who are eligible for support and have to stay at home for 10 days can claim a £500 support payment from the Government.
Claims can be made up to 42 days after the first day of self-isolation with the support payment payable in a lump sum.
The support is available as secondary school and college students have been testing twice weekly using LFD tests since their return last term.
Over the Easter holidays secondary age pupils and college students have been encouraged to continue to take their LFD tests and report them twice weekly.
The regular testing will continue when the summer term starts.
Lucy Townsend, Corporate Director for People at Wiltshire Council said: "Schools, pupils and their families have been amazing at adapting to the regular changes throughout the pandemic. I am sure after the Easter break they will return to school refreshed and ready to study in a summer term which will once again be very different for school students. Students and their families have taken all the challenges in their stride and acted responsibly since going back to school in March. I know this will continue into the summer term."
The Government has also announced secondary age and college students will need to continue to wear face coverings in classrooms, corridors and communal areas at least until the next stage on the government's roadmap, which will be no earlier than 17th May.
For more information on how to apply, check out the Wiltshire Council website.