Claim: Everybody who's self-isolating is entitled, in addition to the equivalent of the living wage and statutory sick pay, to help in extreme circumstances from their local councils and also to a £500 payment to help them with self-isolation.
Fact-check: Boris Johnson was wrong to say that "everybody" is entitled to extra self-isolation support - Full Fact
Verdict: employees who are self-isolating are entitled to statutory sick pay which is not equivalent to the living wage. support from councils in extreme circumstances is an alternative, not additional, to the £500 payment, and only available to those on benefits or in hardship.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-07-22T00:00:00