Submitted on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Rejected on Friday 3rd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Financial support for those who make under 50% of income through self employment
The government is currently offering no support grant to workers who's self employed earnings make up under 50% of their total annual income. The government should extend their offer of a support grant to cover ALL self employed workers, not just those who make over 50% of their money that way
Many people make their money from a mix of employed/ self employed work. The decision not to help those who make under 50% of their money from self employment seems to suggest that those workers don't count on that money. Try telling someone in full employment that a potential 49% of their income is irrelevant.
If the government is willing to pay up to £2,500 per month to those earning up to £50,000 a year from self employment, why won't they help the self employed asking for much less?
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