Submitted on Friday 24th April 2020
Rejected on Monday 1st June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Amend the self-employment income support scheme and make it fair for all.
The Government should amend the COVID19 self-employment income support scheme, specifically the points pertaining to timing of self-employment registration to include all self-employed people; and the £50,000 profit cap; both of which unfairly leave thousands of people ineligible for a grant.
The current COVID19 self-employment income support scheme places two specific conditions on who can claim, leaving thousands ineligible. These conditions prohibit the newly self-employed and those with profits over £50,000 from claiming a grant. This is unfair and discriminatory, and means that many tax-paying, self-employed people are unsupported during this crisis, with little or no work. A fair scheme that supports all self-employed people - as per the PAYE furlough scheme - is required.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
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
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