Submitted on Thursday 9th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Provide financial support for self-employed who don't meet requirements stated.
Thousands of self-employed people do not qualify for financial assistance during the coronavirus outbreak. Those who are recently self-employed are the most vulnerable of all, yet they are receiving nothing. Come up with a financial plan for these people, as £95 a week won't buy anything!
I fall into this category - I started self-employment in May 2019, so I do not meet the requirements. I am fortunate that my work hasn't dried up, but there are thousands of others less fortunate. My bills are around £1,000 a month, no 'rent holiday', no wages covered, nothing. This is the most vulnerable category of all, and with people falling into financial turmoil, I ask - where is the assistance? Even with SSP, I'd receive £95 a week - I'd be homeless in a month! Something needs to be done.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action.
Pay self employed workers a wage due to lack or earnings caused by COVID-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303345
Provide COVID19 income support for the newly self-employed, without HMRC records: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310471
Remove the £50k earnings limit for self-employed to access government funding: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310455
Coronavirus Support Package for Directors / Shareholders of small Limited Co's: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310515
Get HMRC to refund the Self-Employed their Jan 2020 1st Tax Payment on Account: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304995
Bring forward COVID-19 Self-employment grants to April 2020: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310898
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: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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.
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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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