Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Self-employed and those on zero hours contracts to be paid Critical Income.
Government needs to protect these two groups from total loss of income during the coronavirus emergency. The income to be paid via individual tax coding.
These two groups are particularly vulnerable financially, and often run, or are involved with small businesses vital to the country's economy.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you want the Government to change the financial support it is offering to workers, but it's not clear exactly what action you would like the Government to take.
We have published a petition calling on the Government to give financial help to agency and zero hour workers during COVID-19 outbreak, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301328
We have published a petition calling on the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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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