Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 28th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
clearing all debts for councile tax
This should happen for everyone unable to work during that period, whether their workplace has been closed, or they have to stay home to look after children
If the country is locked down due to a pandemic many people wont be able to work for various reasons. During this time people should not have to worry about their finances. If it is everyone's best interest that people stay home then support should be offered to allow people to do so. Statutory sick pay does not cover most people's rent, and many people do not have savings, and if we dont support these people we risk forcing them to go to work when they shouldnt be doing so.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The management or debts for council tax payments is a matter for individual local authorities, not the Government or Parliament. If you are struggling to pay your council tax, you should contact your local authority, as they may be able to put in place arrangements to better enable you to manage these payments.
We have published a petition calling on the Government to require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303274
We have also published a number of petitions calling on the Government to provide financial support to people who have been affected by coronavirus . You can browse all petitions relating to coronavirus here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=covid-19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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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