Extend State Benefits to Immigrants with limited Work Permit during Covid-19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government should provide all immigrants with NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUND some basic income help with access to the public fund during the Covid-19 Epidemic. Many of these people work in the healthcare sector and they cannot afford to not go to work looking after the sick even when they are sick.

The government should allow basic income allowance claims where due diligence shows that claimants were in work or is working (means test). Many families are left out of care because of their limitation to state benefits. Those with 2.5 years Right to Remain and Work Permits should be considered temporarily during this period to reduce the rate of poverty and crimes.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Extend rights to access public funds and apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

21 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
24 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Apr 2020

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