Petition · past parliament
Increase Statutory Sick Pay payments
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Increase Statutory Sick Pay to be inline with the cost of living
I honestly find it insane that the government expects someone to live of £94.25 per week when someone could be earning working 40 hours a week earning £372 inline with the living wage then they could see their wage cut by almost £280 a week!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Timeline
| 14 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.