![]() ![]() ![]() Given that school staff have seen children who should be isolating at home out on the street locally, we feel obliged to remind parents/carers that children currently isolating and where other family members are not affected should not come to school with the person collecting the letter. Parents or carers will then be able to provide this letter to their local authority as evidence that their child is required to self-isolate. It must be collected by 3pm Friday if required before the Easter break. The letter will still be available after this date but not until after the Easter Break. If you are considering making an application for this payment, please email or reply to the text sent to notify you of this process before lunchtime on Friday 26th of March. This letter will be available on request for collection from later today. We have available a letter to all parents or carers of the children advised to self-isolate, to support their application to the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme and this should be used in lieu of the NHS Test and Trace notification. ![]() has been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace or by their education or childcare setting because they have been identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).is aged 15 or under (or 25 or under with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC)) and normally attends an education or childcare setting.they meet all the other means-tested eligibility criteria for a Test and Trace Support Payment or locally determined criteria for a discretionary payment.they cannot work from home while undertaking caring responsibilities and will lose income as a result.This is limited to one parent or guardian per household for the child or young person’s self-isolation period they are the parent or guardian of a child or young person in the same household and need to take time off work to care for them while they self-isolate.To be eligible applicants must meet all of the criteria that: Then complete the remainder of the form according to your own circumstances.Then click 'My child's education or childcare setting' and ‘Continue’.Then click ‘My Child’ and ‘Continue’ button.Note that you are technically applying for the child not for yourself so you need to follow the process below: Applications for the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme are made via the local authority in which the parent or carer resides, not the local authority where the setting is situated, if these are different. Parents and carers should apply to their local authority to receive a payment. ![]() The extension of the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, which is administered by district and unitary local authorities in England, ensures that parents receive the financial support they need if they are unable to attend work due to childcare responsibilities. Parents and carers of children who have been advised to self-isolate by their education setting or by NHS Test and Trace are now able to apply for a Test and Trace Support Payment or discretionary payment of £500, if they meet the eligibility criteria. Changes to the Test and Trace support payment for parents ![]()
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