Claim: People required to self-isolate will receive a support payment of £500 per week.
Fact-check: Boris Johnson makes an error about quarantine payments - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect. people who are eligible for the payment will receive £500 in total, not for each week that they self-isolate.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-10-05T00:00:00