Freeze Mortgage, Loan/Credit Card, Council Tax and Utility bill payments

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

To consider a freeze on mortgage, rent, credit card/loan, council tax and utility bills for the employed and self employed if the spread of Coronavirus escalates and we either have to self isolate due to contamination or if we are forced not to work.

Millions of employed and self employed people not in receipt of any benefits will potentially be forced not to work, meaning that the general bills will be completely unaffordable and cause untold stress with no fault of our own. This in turn will have a huge affect on the credit ratings of individuals and thus massively reducing any chance of mortgage/credit acceptance in the near future.
A freeze for 2-3 months would ease the burden and make living a bit more bearable.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Suspending payments for council tax, mortgages, utilities and loans is a matter for individual councils, mortgage providers, utility providers and lenders, and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

12 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2020

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