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Parents not able to claim Test and Trace Support Payment

Money Box

BBC

Business

4.2804 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Money Box investigates why parents who have to take unpaid leave to look after children who need to self isolate are unable to claim the £500 Test and Trace support payment.

The Government wants to expand shared ownership as part of a five year housing plan. But is part renting, part buying a leasehold flat really a staircase to heaven?

And why young people that the government has encouraged to pay into a Lifetime ISA account are unable to receive Universal Credit.

Presenter: Paul Lewis Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Emma Rippon

Transcript

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0:00.0

In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

0:08.0

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

0:12.0

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

0:18.0

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family?

0:21.3

When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe?

0:25.1

I wouldn't even know where to start, and I'm with the IRA.

0:28.5

Steakknife.

0:29.7

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:33.6

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:37.2

Hello, welcome to this Moneybox podcast.

0:40.1

The government wants to expand shared ownership as part of a five-year housing plan,

0:44.6

but is part renting, part buying, a leasehold flat or house really a staircase to heaven?

0:50.2

The government subsidises young people who save up for their first home,

0:53.8

but when they lose

0:54.7

their job and claim benefit, it says, no, live off your house deposit and takes back some

0:59.4

of the subsidy.

1:01.1

And one woman's triumph over her disability to get off benefits and become a successful writer.

1:07.0

But first, many people who have to self-isolate are missing out on a £500 payment promised by the government to people on low incomes.

1:14.8

Now, I know that self-isolation can be tough for many people, especially if you're not in a position to work from home.

1:22.2

And I don't want anyone having to worry about their finances while they're doing the right thing.

1:27.4

So we will introduce a new £500 isolation support payment for people on low incomes

1:33.2

who can't work because they've tested positive or are asked to self-isolate by NHS test and trace.

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