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>The UK pays a £500 incentive to anyone who gets covid-19

Not exactly anyone. In addition to being told by the NHS to isolate at home based on a positive diagnosis or close contact with one, you must be:

- Currently employed or self-employed.

- Unable to work from home and will lose income as a result of self-isolating.

- Currently receiving low-income benefits.

You need to provide evidence of all of these items.

There are probably avenues for exploitation, but it's intended to be directly replacing income lost as a result of the isolation.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/test-and-trace-su...



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