Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Improve financial aid for 1.5m. "extremely vulnerable" who are currently working
The Government has sent letters or texts to 1.5 million people they have identified as extremely vulnerable.
These people have been asked to shield for a minimum of 12 weeks, to keep well and help the NHS.
Those in current employment at the time are only entitled to claim SSP of £94.25
It appears in offering SSP the assumption for the 1.5 million is that they will already be off work sick. This is not a true reflection of the situation & my husband is one of them.
He works 4 days a week with his employer post chemo for lymphoma. He'll see a loss of circa £300 a week as a result of this decision & others are in the same boat.
The Gov. is offering Grant's for furloughed workers. More should be done for the workers in the 1.5 million category.
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