Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Friday 27th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Self-employed to be given the same package as employed workers.
The self-employed should be treated the same as employees, to be funded to the same 80% or similar. If not done then the self-employed will be forced to abandon their businesses they have built over years to earn money other ways, meaning most won’t ever be able to return to the business they built.
There are 5 million self-employed workers in the UK, many of whom are the main earner in their household. Many are the entrepreneurs of the UK, they pay a higher % of their earnings to tax as their overheads tend to be lower than a business and yet they are the group that are being penalised by the government during this unprecedented worldwide pandemic. The package currently in place for self-employed would not even cover most families food bill. There businesses will never recover.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since this petition was started, the Government has said that most self-employed people can claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months.
You can find out who is eligible and how to apply here: www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme
You can read the Government’s announcement here:
www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals
You can find out what other 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:
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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