Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Government to provide grants of up to £2,500 for Self Employed during COVID-19.
Government to provide grants of up to £2,500 per month for those who are Self Employed during the Coronavirus Pandemic if their earnings are over Statutory Sick Pay rate
Statutory Sick Pay is not enough to support those who are self employed. At a rate of £94.25 a week or £377 a month this is less than Statutory Maternity Pay. The self employed such as Plumbers, Electricians and Heating Engineers keep our water running, lighting and appliances working and Heating in our homes.
Taking into account their own living costs and the costs of being self employed including insurance and vehicles, many of these self individuals will not be able to afford to live.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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