Question reference: S5W-32250
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 2 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 October 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates will claim the Self-Isolation Support Grant.
Answer
This type of scheme is demand led, and it is difficult to estimate the number of people eligible for the scheme. Based on our modelling of the number of people who might be asked to self-isolate, our current estimate of costs is upwards of £11m for the remainder of this financial year. However, it is difficult to provide estimates around such an unpredictable virus and human action.