Please can you provide information on the following questions regarding access to the Self-Isolation Support Grant in the local authority of Wokingham Council during the Covid pandemic. All questions refer to the time period between March 2020 and up to the latest available data.

1. How many individuals have applied for the Self-Isolation Support Grant of £500? Please include a month-by-month breakdown.
• 1 x application made in July 2020
• 27 x applications made in October 2020
• 98 x applications made in November 2020
• 165 x applications made in December 2020
• 299 x applications made in January 2021
• 67 x applications made in February 2021
• 35 x applications made in March 2021
• 26 x applications made in April 2021
• 19 x applications made in May 2021
• 74 x applications made in June 2021
• 186 x applications made in July 2021
• 161 x applications made in August 2021
• 84 x applications made in September 2021
• 72 x applications made in October 2021
• 89 x applications made in November 2021
• 171 x applications made in December 2021
• 89 x applications made up to 10/01/22.

2. How many of those applications were made by self-employed people?
We do not record this information. In order to obtain this information it would equate to 277.17 hours of administration. A total of 1663 claims would need to be checked individually, taking approximately 10 minutes per claim (6 claims per hour).

3. How many of applications made by self-employed people automatically received the payment due to being on existing benefit schemes such as Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Working Tax Credits, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, and Housing Benefit?
We do not record this information separately for self-employed applications. In order to obtain this information would equate to 277.17 hours of administration. A total of 1663 claims would need to be checked individually, taking approximately 10 minutes per claim (6 claims per hour).

4. How many self-employed people who were not on benefits received the Self-Isolation Support Grant of £500?
We do not record this information separately for self-employed applications. In order to obtain this information would equate to 277.17 hours of administration. A total of 1663 claims would need to be checked individually, taking approximately 10 minutes per claim (6 claims per hour).

5. How many applications for the Self-Isolation Support Grant of £500 made by self-employed people were rejected and what were the top three reasons for rejection in these circumstances.
We do not record this information separately for self-employed applications. In order to obtain this information would equate to 277.17 hours of administration. A total of 1663 claims would need to be checked individually, taking approximately 10 minutes per claim (6 claims per hour).

6. What was the total expenditure on Self-Isolation Support Grant of £500 made for self-employed people?
We do not record this information separately for self-employed applications. In order to obtain this information would equate to 277.17 hours of administration. A total of 1663 claims would need to be checked individually, taking approximately 10 minutes per claim (6 claims per hour).