Petition · past parliament

Government to order banks to skip mortgages for a month, Coronavirus outbreak

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Hi,

It would be useful if all banks skips mortgage for a month at least. Moving forward council tax and energy bills should be considered for the same.
As corona virus caused an economic damage for all taxpayers and business owners including self employed. This will cause struggling situations for everyone to pay the bills

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: Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown

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

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.