Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020
Rejected on Friday 27th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Include self employed in the 80% wage pay scheme during the corona virus
The government announced that all employed workers would be paid 80% of their wage up to the sum of £2500 per month during the Coronavirus pandemic.
This should be available to self employed people too. Currently the government are only going to pay £94 per week for someone who is self employed.
The current sum of £94 per week isn’t enough for self employed workers, and will force them out to work when they should be at home self isolating. If employed workers are entitled to 80% of their wage up to £2500, then self employed workers should be entitled to the same sum.
HMRC have self employed people’s tax returns, the government would only need that information to base their payments of 80% on.
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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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