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Increase the third SEISS grant to 60% of average wages to match PAYE furlough

Submitted on Wednesday 21st October 2020

Rejected on Monday 9th November 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

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Increase the third SEISS grant to 60% of average wages to match PAYE furlough

Petition Details

The third Self-Employment Support Scheme grant has been announced, but only at 20% of average earnings; this is nowhere near enough to live on for many who have had work disappear, such as those in events. Support is there for PAYE workers; the government should equally help self-employed taxpayers.

Additional Information

Many self-employed workers have had their livelihoods utterly destroyed by the coronavirus outbreak and the emergency provisions put in place to deal with it. Arts and events have been heavily hit; whether or not an industry is deemed viable by the government, those depending on it still need to survive. If the £12 billion wasted on failed test-and-trace had been split instead among the self-employed, each worker would have received around £2500. Money is there; it should go to help the public.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Since you started your petition the Government has extended the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant so that it covers a 3 month period from 1 November 2020 until 31 January 2021, for which the Government will provide a taxable grant calculated at 80% of 3 months average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single installment and capped at £7,500 in total: www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-employment-income-support-scheme-grant-extension/self-employment-income-support-scheme-grant-extension

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