Resolution Foundation warns vaccination programme could be undermined if people cannot afford to self-isolate
The government’s furlough scheme should cover workers infected with Covid-19 to prevent the spread of the disease by people who cannot afford to self-isolate, according to a leading thinktank.
With Britain’s statutory sick pay the lowest of any advanced economy, the Resolution Foundation said a more generous and easier to administer system should be put in place or the multibillion-pound vaccination programme was at risk of being undermined.
Continue reading…Resolution Foundation warns vaccination programme could be undermined if people cannot afford to self-isolateCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government’s furlough scheme should cover workers infected with Covid-19 to prevent the spread of the disease by people who cannot afford to self-isolate, according to a leading thinktank.With Britain’s statutory sick pay the lowest of any advanced economy, the Resolution Foundation said a more generous and easier to administer system should be put in place or the multibillion-pound vaccination programme was at risk of being undermined. Continue reading…