Rejected petition Protect Parents
Protect parents when they can’t work from home when the children have to self isolate. So they aren’t forced to take either unpaid leave or forced to take annual leave.
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So parents don’t lose out on any income when they have to stay at home to look after their children. As children can’t be left alone parents have to look after them and they can’t get any help with child care as the children can’t leave their homes.
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Parents on low incomes who have to stay at home to look after a child who is self-isolating, and who cannot work from home, can already claim a Test and Trace Support Payment of £500. You can find out more about how to claim for this here: https://www.gov.uk/test-and-trace-support-payment.
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