Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Council tax-Water rates and Duel Fuel charges to be stopped while on lockdown
all extra household bills to be suspended while anyone is on lockdown or has lost there job to the corona virus , most families with children off school will not be able to afford this with more debt and stress added.
All house hold bills should be suspended for 3 months or until our country get a grip of this disease , more families will get in more debt with these companies and this also brings on more stress which is not needed at this time , the government need too make staying at home the best and only option for stoping the virus spredding , families not having there full wages paid will result in children living in cold and unsafe homes due too financial resterictions ,
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Suspending payments for rent, council tax, mortgages and utilities is a matter for individual landlords, councils, mortgage providers and utility providers, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
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 require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303274
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 about asking for a mortgage holiday from lenders 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
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.
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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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