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Test and Trace Support

There is no longer a legal duty to self-isolate from 24 February 2022. Applications can only be made if you have tested positive for COVID-19, been asked to self-isolate or have to look after a child before 24 February 2022. Applications must be made within 42 days of testing positive or being told to self-isolate. Anyone testing positive, told to self-isolate, or looking after a child from 24 February 2022 is no longer eligible to claim this support.

This one-off £500 payment is for people who live in the New Forest who are employed or self-employed and are having to self-isolate. To be eligible you must have to self-isolate due to:

having tested positive for COVID-19, or
having recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive and been told to self-isolate by the NHS, and you are not fully vaccinated, or
having to look after a child/young person who has been told to self-isolate, and
- tested positive for COVID-19 and is aged 15 or under, or between eighteen and a half (18 years 6 months) and twenty-five with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan; or
- been identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19 (by NHS Test and Trace, their education or care setting or the NHS Covid-19 app), is aged between eighteen and a half (18 years 6 months) and twenty-five, is not fully vaccinated and has an EHC plan, AND
- the parent or guardian are unable to work from home and will lose income as a result.

To complete this form you will need:

your notification from NHS Test and Trace to self-isolate (and your 8 character NHS Test and Trace unique ID number), if you are applying for yourself, or
your child's details, if relevant, including confirmation from their school or childcare setting and their contact details
your National Insurance Number
your bank account details, and recent bank statements for all the accounts you have (this must include the account you want the support payment paid into)
if employed, proof of employment (e.g. payslip)
if self-employed, Self-Assessment Returns showing trading income, and proof business cannot be undertaken without social contact
your partners wage slips and bank statements if you are applying for a discretionary payment.

You cannot save this form part way through.

In order to qualify you must fill in this form within 42 days of the start of your self-isolation period.

If you are having difficulty filling in this form, or need assistance in applying, please call us on 01590 646121.