Stop PAYE/NI payments on Key Workers during Covid-19 shutdown

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Help provide financial stability by not paying tax on wages for families of key workers who's partners are not working due to being self employed or people not covered under the policy to cover wages. Even for 1 month would assist dramatically.

Some families have now lost one income due to self employed partners not being covered under new plans to pay staff. Families who have workers for NHS, Police, Fire, Military, Prisons, Schools etc. Will be at a stretch. Social distancing has caused custom to drop and other types businesses to close. Families will now slip into rent arrears and possibly default on payments to credit companies. The universal credit for the self employed who are now out of work, will not suffice in most cases.

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: Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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