Submitted on Thursday 11th June 2020
Rejected on Friday 10th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Remove Discriminatory SEISS CoVid-19 Deductions for Self-Employed
SEISS grant for self-employed is discriminatory compared to furloughed employees. A furloughed employee is not required to deduct expenses from earnings to receive 80% grant while self-employed SEISS is calculated after expenses.
Self-employed are being disadvantaged in CoVid-19 grants based on a discriminatory small print.
Ex: a furloughed employee earning (ex) £2,500 per month gets 80% of total earnings in CoVid-19 grants without deductions made.
For the self-employed 80% is only provided after what is left from business expenses deducted. Meaning, the 80% grant can be as little as 10% of earnings while expenses remain. Both employed / self-employed have expenses and SEISS requirements are therefore discriminatory.
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