Demand UBI so people can afford to stay at home during the Covid-19 pandemic

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Demand that the UK Government sets up a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme as part of the emergency measures which would mean that people will be paid to stay home to enforce lockdown to help the situation.

It’s all well and good extending SSP but this doesn’t help people who ARENT sick and then get placed in lockdown, or self employed businesses who have lost work or will lose money from being in lockdown, in a situation that no one could have prepared for.
That way, if people had a basic income to cover their household bills it would be easier for them to stay at home and lockdown imposed like it should be.

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

15 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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