Submitted on Thursday 2nd February 2017
Rejected on Wednesday 8th February 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Give parents on maternity leave and SPL a status eligible for concessions
Parents on mat leave and shared parental leave typically experience a huge drop in income whilst they are off work caring for their new baby. We would like to encourage arts venues, shops and eateries which currently offer concessions to those on a reduced income to extend these for those on PL.
Concessions are offered at theatres, arts venues, shops, restaurants etc to those on a lower income such as students & pensioners.
State pensioners receive up to £119.30 / week year round, students are allowed to work to boost their income. Stat. maternity pay is 90% of average earnings for 6 weeks, £139.58 for 33 weeks &13 weeks unpaid.
We would like more venues to recognise that those on parental leave have a reduced income and we ask them to extend their concessionary prices accordingly.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Concession prices are the responsibility of individual businesses, not the UK Government and Parliament.
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