"We already offer a £500 payment to support those on low incomes who cannot work from home.
"We've given local authorities £70m for the scheme and they are able to provide extra payments on top of those £500 if they think it necessary.Asked about the 16-page Department of Health and Social Care paper, the spokesman said he would not comment on leaked documents. He added the"vast majority of the public continue to abide by the rules and do isolate when they are asked".Minister quizzed on £500 COVID payments
Pressed on Cabinet Office data suggesting just 17% of people with COVID symptoms are coming forward for a test, the spokesman said:"I would point to the number of tests that are being conducted every day."It remains the case that the vast majority of those who are symptomatic do get a , and again I would point to the stats that are published.
If it’s £1/2bn a week that means they expect 1 million infected people a week. Why do journalists never question the simple maths?
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