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Fair support and protection of income for self employed to match employed

Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020

Rejected on Friday 27th March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

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Fair support and protection of income for self employed to match employed

Petition Details

The government need to treat self employed the same as employed staff, to guarantee to fund 80% of their income up to £2,500 per month based on previous tax returns.

Additional Information

There is no incentive for self employed to isolate and social distance because if they don’t continue working they won’t get paid. Claiming universal credit is not a fair or realistic solution. This won’t cover even a quarter of the loss of earnings for most self employed. In most cases, self employed won’t be able to claim universal credit based on their partners income still being over the threshold for entitlement for universal credit. The loss of income for self employed will be significant.


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This petition was rejected

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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