The UK Government will pay you if you test positive with COVID-19

[Miss Dolly 2,950]

“Ministers are considering paying £500 to everyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19, in a dramatic overhaul of the self-isolation support scheme, the Guardian can reveal.

The proposed change is thought necessary because government polling found only 17% of people with symptoms are coming forward to get a test, owing to fears that a positive result could stop people from working.

The universal payment is the “preferred position” of Matt Hancock’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and would cost up to £453m a week, 12 times the cost of the current system, according to an official policy paper seen by the Guardian.”

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/ministers-ponder-paying-500-to-all-with-covid-in-england

The most stupidest, naive, idiotic Government to ever exist. 

[FAME HOOKER WENCH 621]

Just watch people purposely catch it so they can get the money, then make the infection rates worse.

[Bonkers 14,873]

This makes sense, but it wouldn't work in the USA because people there are so ... you know ... that they would be intentionally getting it so they could get the money.  That's what we're dealing with.

[Diamond Heart 4,344]

I am so ****ing angry about this !  
Lets reward all the '**** corona i wanna go out and party' people and leave the people following guidelines, changing their whole life to try and stop the spread with nothing. 
 

[Miss Dolly 2,950]

1 minute ago, Bonkers said:

This makes sense, but it wouldn't work in the USA because people there are so ... you know ... that they would be intentionally getting it so they could get the money.  That's what we're dealing with.

It doesn’t make sense, people would purposely catch it here for the £500

[NFRatwell 18,943]

2 minutes ago, Bonkers said:

This makes sense, but it wouldn't work in the USA because people there are so ... you know ... that they would be intentionally getting it so they could get the money.  That's what we're dealing with.

Who said anything about the US lol. OP is from Scotland and is openly against this idea. This makes no sense anywhere it’s placed. 

[PunkTheFunk 108,910]

This is going to backfire 

[Miss Dolly 2,950]

5 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said:

This is going to backfire 

I love to see anything the Tory Government do backfire

[Morphine Prince 87,026]

Suddenly I’m booking a trip to London and immediately going to a COVID party. 

[shoful 12,613]

Why isn’t it the opposite way. Wtf. Pay people who don’t get it 

[Meraki 3,721]

@Dua_Lipa

[HausOfAntonio 4,238]

Girl suddenly I wanna catch it again 

[Economy 34,553]

47 minutes ago, FAME HOOKER WENCH said:

Just watch people purposely catch it so they can get the money, then make the infection rates worse.

That didnt happen in Canada and weve had quarantine pay since beggining

[Dominic 11,613]

 

1 hour ago, Diamond Heart said:

I am so ****ing angry about this !  
Lets reward all the '**** corona i wanna go out and party' people and leave the people following guidelines, changing their whole life to try and stop the spread with nothing. 
 

Its about getting people tested, not giving people money? 

[Dominic 11,613]

1 hour ago, Miss Dolly said:

It doesn’t make sense, people would purposely catch it here for the £500

Lol why would someone who works try to catch a deadly virus in order to be off work for 2+ weeks just to get £500?