Submitted on Saturday 14th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Suspend mortgage payments, rent and utility bills, during the current crisis
For many of us, it is not the infection that is the worry but knowing that SSP will not cover the bills. Rent, rates, mortgage payments will all mean that less than £100 per week is soon gone.
If these bills are suspended during the pandemic, people can feed themselves and their families.
Many people are struggling to make ends meet on minimum wage or zero hours contracts. If you have to self-isolate, or become ill, the money goes down even further, but the bills don’t.
If a freeze on these bills could be imposed during the current crisis, that would help a lot of people to survive better. Warm houses, food on the table, all will help in recovery from the virus.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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