Submitted on Wednesday 18th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 27th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Protect the Renters too like the mortgage holders.
Announce rent holidays and reduction in council tax for renters suffering with Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Put an emergency stop on all current and or applications for section 21 or section 8 evictions
Put an emergency stop on evictions of housing association and council tenants
4 weeks statutory sick pay is £377 whilst the average rent for a one bedroom flat is £650 per month. Renters who are ill, self isolating or whose workplaces have had to close due to the COVID-19 will be at risk of eviction by their landlords due to the shortfall.
The UK government must act to ensure that renters who are forced to self-isolate will not risk eviction from their homes, or incur rent arrears that for many people will take weeks if not months to pay off.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because suspending payments for rent is a matter for individual landlords, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
Since this petition was started, the Government has announced a ban on evictions from social or private rented accommodation while this national emergency is taking place. You can find out more here: www.gov.uk/government/news/complete-ban-on-evictions-and-additional-protection-for-renters
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256
If you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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