Make SSP and SMP enough to cover bills

At the moment statutory pay for sickness and maternity is 98 pound and 148 pound respectively. This is not enough to live on with the raising cost of living and with so many people being forced to self isolate and taking maternity early. We need to make living on these payments possible.

We understand that you want the Government to increase Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay, but it's not clear what you mean by making it enough to cover bills.

We have already published a petition calling on the Government to Increase Statutory Sick Pay, which you might like to sign: Increase Statutory Sick Pay

You could start a new petition calling on the Government to increase Statutory Maternity Pay.

We have also published a number of other petitions calling on the Government to take action to prevent financial hardship to individuals.

If you want the Government to require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak, you may wish to sign this petition: Require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak

If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown

If you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: 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/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips