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Freeze rent/bills during crisis for the unemployed and those facing redundancies

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the Government to freeze rents and bill payments as there are many people who are currently living in the united kingdom who are facing redundancy due to Covid-19. We need to ensure the basic human needs which is safety and security.
I want the Government to support the people who are residing in the United Kingdom, by freezing rent & bill payments. As with the current Covid-19 it may potentially lead to redundancies which in turn can leave our people without money for rent, bills and food to eat. I believe the Government should support the people as this could in turn lead to more unnecessary homelessness. With businesses already closing, we need to ensure we have the most basic of human rights which is a shelter.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Suspending payments for council tax, mortgages, utilities and loans is a matter for individual councils, mortgage providers, utility providers and lenders, and not the UK Government or Parliament.

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 about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

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

Timeline

18 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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