Regulation 2 Specified schemes

The following schemes are specified under section 106 of the Finance Act 2020—

(a)

the Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme^f1 in England,

(b)

the Self-Isolation Support Grant^f2 in Scotland, and

(c)

the Self-Isolation Support Scheme^f3 in Wales.

Annotations

f1: The Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme was piloted for Blackburn with Darwen, Pendle and Oldham from 1 September 2020 (as announced by Health Secretary on 27 August 2020, this announcement can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-payment-for-people-self-isolating-in-highest-risk-areas) and extended to the whole of England from 28 September 2020, announced by the Prime Minister’s office on 20 September 2020 (guidance for the scheme can be found at https://www.gov.uk/test-and-trace-support-payment, a hard copy is available for inspection free of charge at the offices of HMRC at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ).
f2: The Self-Isolation Support Grant was announced by Social Security Secretary on 30 September 2020 (guidance for the scheme can be found at https://www.mygov.scot/scottish-welfare-fund/self-isolation-support-grants/, a hard copy is available for inspection free of charge at the offices of HMRC at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ).
f3: The Self-Isolation Support Scheme was announced by the First Minister of Wales on 22 September 2020 (guidance for the scheme can be found at https://gov.wales/self-isolation-support-scheme, a hard copy is available for inspection free of charge at the offices of HMRC at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ).