Submitted on Thursday 26th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Households to be given a break from energy bills as most stay home during crisis
Following govt guidance during this Covid19 pandemic, for most employees to work and children to study from home, households will inevitably use more electricity gas and water during working hours. Utility companies charging higher rates during working hours should be asked to reduce/relax charges.
Access to modern energy is an entitlement for every household and is therefore deemed a basic human right. The UK Govt should therefore ensure people have access to energy at an affordable rate during this Coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of employees have already been laid off due to uncertainty in these difficult times and the self employed and employees have been asked to stay at home. Energy should really be free or atleast subsidised during these crises to avoid households falling into a debt spiral
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Suspending payments for rent, council tax, mortgages and utilities is a matter for individual landlords, councils, mortgage providers and utility providers, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256
If you want the Government to require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303274
If you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284
You can find out about asking for a mortgage holiday from lenders here: www.fca.org.uk/consumers/mortgages-coronavirus-consumers
You can find out about what 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:
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
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.
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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