Coronavirus, give self employed individuals same income protection as employees

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The Coronavirus has impacted on self employed individuals, their income has been wiped out, they should be treated the same as employees at this difficult time with their income being guaranteed at 80% up to £2500 per month.

The Prime Minister said no one will lose out because of the Coronavirus, the self employed are not being treated fairly and should be aligned with the support given to employees. Freelancers and individual workers who are self employed will simply go out of business and into debt very quickly, based on the current policy.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since this petition was started, the Government has said that most self-employed people can claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months.

You can find out who is eligible and how to apply here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme

You can read the Government’s announcement here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals

You can find out what other 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

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

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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