This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Suspending payments for rent is a matter for individual landlords and housing associations, and not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Fund hotel accommodation for key workers during Covid19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310594

Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256

You could also start a new petition calling on the Government to reimburse key workers for housing costs during Covid-19, if that is something you would like to happen.

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/