Petition · past parliament
Urgently review Statuatory Sick Pay. £94.25 per week is not enough money.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Please consider how much money it actually costs to live and look at how much money we are awarded for SSP. It doesn't add up and results in a deficit for the afflicted through no fault of their own. With the current climate, we are asked to take leave to prevent disease spread, at what cost?
If nothing is done, then it won't just be coronavirus you will have to contend with, it'll be homelessness on a scale that is unheard of in the modern era. It'll be poverty, starvation and crippling debt for most working families. The government needs to be proactive, rather than retroactive. Think ahead rather than acting after the damage is done.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.