
Government reverting back to Incapacity Benefit payments
People who contract Coronavirus from Friday will no longer be eligible to apply for the Manx Isolation Payment.
Government is scrapping Covid-specific financial assistance, in line with dropping all remaining rules, from 1 April.
The £300 lump sum was introduced in January, in response to the sharp rise in Omicron cases, and replaced a weekly Incapacity Benefit payment.
MHK Sarah Maltby has political responsibility for Treasury – she says support will still be available to those who can't work: