Submitted on Wednesday 9th February 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 15th February 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Stop the unfair requests for SEISS to be returned
Self-Employed people who were not able to work and took the first SEISS grant in order to stay alive, especially in sectors like hospitality, Then out of necessity took employment, or went Limited later in the year, should NOT be asked to repay the SEISS grants they stopped claiming thereafter.
The government should request HMRC look into these claims in more details. If the individuals were wholly reliant on their Self Employment income and unable to work due to government enforced lockdowns, they should be fully entitled to the SEISS grant they received for that period they were in effect forced to not work and earn money. during that period they still had bills to pay and mouths to feed.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you're concerned about requests for SEISS grants to be returned, but we're not if you want the Government to change the eligibility criteria for SEISS, or not seek reimbursement for all cases where a person may not have been eligible for a grant, or something else.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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