Scotland urged not to restrict Covid isolation grant by immigration status

Minority ethnic network urges Holyrood to do things differently' and extend support

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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.