Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Friday 27th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Give self-employed people the same financial assistance as PAYE during pandemic
Currently the government will pay 80% of the wages of people on PAYE. They'll recieve up to to £25k per year in assistance, whereas the self-employed can claim universal credit to approximately £400 per month. The self employed need equal parity based on the previous years earning to the same value.
Simply calculate the previous years earnings based on these previous tax returns to calculate their average earnings and pay the self-employed 80% of their lost wages up to £25k. All money earned in addition to the assistance can then be claimed back by the government upon the next tax return. (If you are self-employed and have savings, which the majority do to pay yearly tax bills, you currently can't claim anything)
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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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