Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Suspend debt repayments during the coronavirus crisis
A 3-month freeze in mortgage payments is already in place. This should be extended to all consumer debts including credit cards, universal credit loans, council tax and utility bill arrears. This means waiving all interest, fees and enforcement action with no negative impact on credit scores.
More than 8 million people in the UK are struggling with problem debt. The unprecedented changes brought to the economy by this pandemic will leave many families unable to make ends meet.
The government has announced a 60-day "breathing space" for problem debts to come into force in 2021 [1]. It needs to be urgently brought forward, start immediately and last for 3 months as does the mortgage payment holiday.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/breathing-space-to-help-millions-in-debt
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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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Encourage lenders to suspend interest, fees and repayments during COVID-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305297
Since starting this petition, many UK banks have announced measures to help people who are experiencing financial difficulties due to coronavirus. You should look at your bank's website or contact them directly to find out more.
You can read the Financial Conduct Authority's announcement on the temporary financial relief that banks can offer customers here: www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-confirms-temporary-financial-relief-customers-impacted-coronavirus
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/coronavirus
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
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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