80% pay for workers living with a Covid-19 High-Risk category person

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Pay workers who live with a Covid-19 high-risk category person 80% of their wages so they do not put their loved ones at risk by leaving the house every day for work.

My mother is in the Covid-19 high-risk category, she has been told that she must self isolate and that catching the virus will cause her death. Her husband has to leave the house every day to go to work in a care home. He is putting my mother at risk every day but has no choice as he is the only source of income they have. They live in a very small bungalow with one bathroom. Spouses of those who are high risk need the government's support to keep their partners safe.

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: Provide 80% pay to all members of a household with a vulnerable person

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

23 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 May 2020

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