Scotland urged not to restrict Covid isolation grant by immigration status
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from on (#59V0M)
Minority ethnic network urges Holyrood to do things differently' and extend support
Scotland's biggest black and minority ethnic network is calling on the Scottish government to show it can do things differently" by extending its 500 self-isolation support grant to all those with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) because of their immigration status.
People on low incomes in Scotland are now eligible to receive a 500 grant if told to self-isolate, which is administered by local authorities. Applications opened on 12 October.
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