Submitted on Monday 27th April 2020
Rejected on Monday 1st June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Pay the self employed 80% of their wages during COVID19
All self employed people who are unable to work during COVID19 should be paid 80% of their wages to be inline with the employed.
Savings or partners should NOT be considered when applying for universal credit as this will only result in future financial strain as savings will run dry.
Supporting small businesses and sole traders will ensure the economy stays afloat during these unprecedented times.
If the self employed apply for Universal Credit and live with their partner, their partners income is considered but not their outgoings. If the partner has ‘enough‘ to support the applicant - the applicant gets nothing. Disposable income should determine whether a partner can support the applicant or not. Otherwise, the employed will subsequently suffer as well.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government has created a Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, which allows self-employed people to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their average monthly trading profits. You can find out more about eligibility for the scheme and how to claim here: www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme
We have also published the following petitions requesting changes to Universal Credit, which you might like to sign:
Remove savings cap on Universal Credit for Covid-19 related Self Employed claims: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312283
Remove Universal Credit's 'Minimum Income Floor' for the self-employed: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301327
Remove requirement to make joint claims for Universal Credit during Covid-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306965
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: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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