80% income for self employed through HMRC during covid-19 · petition

What the petition asks

Due to to the corona pandemic many are losing jobs. Why are self employed being left behind? I've lost my income but can't get any support. Pay self employed 80% of their income using tax returns and give us the same rights as employees!

Self employed workers are being treated A’s second rate citizens; not all of us have businesses that qualify for the support that has been offered. We also don’t qualify for the measures offered to employees. We still need to pay bills; use recent tax returns to pay us 80% of our average income and give us the same rights as employees

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

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