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LONDON, England, January 22, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – In an attempt to encourage increased COVID-19 testing, even if a positive test leads to a mandatory self-isolation order, British cabinet ministers are considering paying anyone in England £500 (around $680) if they test positive for COVID-19, The Guardian revealed. The scheme, if given the green light, could cost U.K. taxpayers upwards of £450 million per week.
Currently the British government’s “Test and Trace Support Payment scheme” (TTSP) provides a weekly payment of £500 to those who test positive for COVID-19, cannot earn a living by working from home, have a low income, and receive some manner of government benefits.
Under current legislation, anyone in England who is contacted by NHS Test and Trace is “under legal obligation” to self-isolate for at least ten days, as is anyone who receives a notification that they have been in “close contact” with “someone who has tested positive for coronavirus,” through the government run app. The latter group is eligible for a one-off £500 payment through TTSP.
According to The Guardian, government polling in England discovered
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