Bwriad y cynllun hwn yw helpu i gael gwared ar rwystrau ariannol sy’n wynebu pobl y gofynnir iddynt hunanynysu, drwy ddarparu taliad o £500 i bobl gyflogedig neu hunan-gyflogedig y dywedwyd wrthynt am hunanynysu gan y gwasanaeth Profi, Olrhain, Diogelu, sy’n cael Credyd Cynhwysol neu fudd-dal penodol arall, sy’n methu gweithio gartref, neu sy’n rhieni neu’n gofalu am blentyn y gofynnir iddo hunanynysu oherwydd bod achosion Covid-19 yn eu lleoliad addysgol.
The payment scheme was intended to help remove financial barriers faced by people who need to self-isolate by providing a £500 payment for people who are employed or self-employed, who had been told to self-isolate by the Test, Trace, Protect (TTP) service and who are in receipt of Universal Credit or another specified benefit, unable to work from home or are a parent or carer or a child asked to self-isolate due to an outbreak in an education setting.