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Petition · past parliament

UK government to help self employed people with sickpay/income during COVID-19

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Self employed personalle get so kind of funds for sick pay or income support so let’s help them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Help self employed people who are struggling during COVID-19 with sick pay/income support that they will not have to pay back. Just like universal credit etc.

Why it was rejected

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

Pay self employed workers a wage due to lack of earnings caused by COVID-19.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.