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Help small businesses who not eligible for the Coronavirus Small Business Grant

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Please help for small businesses who are not eligible for the Coronavirus Small Business Grant i.e Work/run the business from home & don't operate from commercial premises and director only companies who are not eligible for the Job Retention Scheme.
These small businesses are remote working & cloud based. They generate significant value to the economy and employ the services of freelancers, consultants, business services and contract manufacturers but aren't eligible for grants due to them not having business premises.

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 grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR

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/

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Apr 2020

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