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Written question asked by Clive Betts (Labour) on Friday, 18 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2022 (named day). It was answered by Maggie Throup (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 March 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Test and Trace Support Payment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason people who were tested at a covid-19 test site that used LAMP tests and subsequently tested positive are not eligible for Test and Trace Support Payments but people who received a positive result from a PCR test are eligible for those payments.

Answer

LAMP testing has not been used widely for the general public. However, the UK Health Security Agency informed local authorities that applicants who test positive for COVID-19 via this route should receive the £500 support payment, provided they met the other eligibility criteria. The scheme closed on 24 February 2022.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
142431
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Test and trace support payment
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk