Introduce Universal Basic Income for the duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Introducing Universal Basic income (UBI) for all UK citizens will ensure that everybody has enough money and resource to remain at home or self isolate. Avoiding issues with people potentially spreading the virus while out working when they should be remaining at home.

This could be used as a sort of trial period. If it goes well, the UK Government can look at implementing it long term.

A weekly or monthly payment of a sum to be decided based upon need paid to every UK citizen will ultimately help slow the problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent reluctance to self isolate.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2020

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