Submitted on Wednesday 18th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 26th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Freeze all mortgage, loan repayments, utilities, rents, taxes & service charges.
Govt has allowed this situation to threaten us with its poor response. I'm sick of scared politicians being guided by greedy economists & useless academics.
Close the borders. All people should be free of financial obligations so they stay home, rather than have to go out to work & risk exposure.
Stop Council Tax, Rent & Utilities Payments (with no obligation to pay later).
Freeze payments on Service charge, major works & outstanding arrears, including loans & mortgages.
This should be the case until Covid19 is no longer a threat and people are once again in a position to go out to work.
In addition to that, a month long lockdown and curfew, while treating the identifiably infected under quarantine is the way.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because suspending payments for mortgages, rent and utilities is a matter for individual lenders, landlords and utility companies, 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. It said "no renter in either social or private accommodation will be forced out of their home during this difficult time." You can find out more here: www.gov.uk/government/news/complete-ban-on-evictions-and-additional-protection-for-renters
People with mortgages can ask for a mortgage holiday from lenders. You can find out more here: www.fca.org.uk/consumers/mortgages-coronavirus-consumers
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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