Supply Teachers: Coronavirus

(asked on 4th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support is available to supply teachers who have to self-isolate after a positive covid-19 test.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 13th November 2020

A Ministerial Directive to encourage and support people having to self-isolate due to COVID-19, now means that if someone has been told to self-isolate on or after 28 September 2020, they are under a legal obligation to do so, and could be eligible for a £500 Test and Trace Support Payment if they live in England and meet all the criteria. The guidance on eligibility is available through the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/test-and-trace-support-payment-scheme-claiming-financial-support/claiming-financial-support-under-the-test-and-trace-support-payment-scheme.

If a person tests positive for COVID-19, they will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace and receive an NHS Test and Trace account ID. This means they can apply for the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme through their local authority, if they meet the eligibility criteria set out in the guidance.

The Test and Trace Support Payment is paid in addition to any other benefits and Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) that a person currently receives.

The Government has provided guidance on SSP for all employers, which includes specific information on when an employee is off work because of COVID-19. Employees in self-isolation are entitled to SSP for every day they are in isolation, if they meet the eligibility conditions. The guidance on SSP is available through the following link: https://www.gov.uk/employers-sick-pay.

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