Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether local authorities have the discretion to award claims for the Test and Trace Support Payment that have been made later than 14 days after an individual's period of self-isolation has ended.

Individuals can apply for a Test and Trace Support Payment up to 28 days after their first day of self-isolation. This cut-off period is the same across all local authorities. In the event a local authority believes there is a legitimate reason an applicant has not been able to apply within the 28-day application period – for example, because they were ill in hospital and could not reasonably have been expected to make an application – they should use their discretion on a case-by-case basis in deciding whether to accept an application after the cut-off point.