Further financial support for self-isolating Plymouth residents approved
The City Council is giving one-off grants to people who can't go to work
A scheme to help people in Plymouth who need financial support while self-isolating is being extended.
Earlier this year, the City Council were awarded £77,368 by the government to provide £500, one-off grants to people who could not go to work having been told to stay at home by NHS Test and Trace.
They were able to help out 154 applicants, but demand for the scheme far outweighed that number.
The local authority have passed an emergency executive decision to add further funding to the pot and extend the scheme until at least January 2021.
It's hope it will give low income households who need to self-isolate a lifeline.