Petition · past parliament
Covid-19 economic support by Government for workers in The Arts & Entertainment
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
For the UK government to provide economic assistance to people who work in the arts and entertainment industry.
The UK has thousands of people suffering unforeseen financial challenges that could have a profound effect on hundreds of thousands of people employed in the sector.
The UK has thousands of people suffering unforeseen financial challenges that could have a profound effect on hundreds of thousands of people employed in the sector.
When people think of arts they think big names however there are tens of thousands of people who today find themselves with no work because of Covid.
They have had concerts, theatre shows, art sales cancelled for completely understandable safety reasons.
But many of these people live on the gig to gig basis.
The government needs to help these people and prevent people losing their home, their car, their livelihood.
Without art and culture we are less. Lets support these who lift us up
They have had concerts, theatre shows, art sales cancelled for completely understandable safety reasons.
But many of these people live on the gig to gig basis.
The government needs to help these people and prevent people losing their home, their car, their livelihood.
Without art and culture we are less. Lets support these who lift us up
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Since you started this petition the Government has announced support packages. If you'd like something not included in this, you could start or sign a petition calling for that action.
We know that many people working in the arts are self-employed, so you might want to sign and share this petition
Pay self employed workers a wage due to lack of earnings caused by COVID-19.
We know that many people working in the arts are self-employed, so you might want to sign and share this petition
Pay self employed workers a wage due to lack of earnings caused by COVID-19.
Timeline
| 15 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.