Petition · past parliament
Improve financial aid for 1.5m. "extremely vulnerable" who are currently working
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government has sent letters or texts to 1.5 million people they have identified as extremely vulnerable.
These people have been asked to shield for a minimum of 12 weeks, to keep well and help the NHS.
Those in current employment at the time are only entitled to claim SSP of £94.25
These people have been asked to shield for a minimum of 12 weeks, to keep well and help the NHS.
Those in current employment at the time are only entitled to claim SSP of £94.25
It appears in offering SSP the assumption for the 1.5 million is that they will already be off work sick. This is not a true reflection of the situation & my husband is one of them.
He works 4 days a week with his employer post chemo for lymphoma. He'll see a loss of circa £300 a week as a result of this decision & others are in the same boat.
The Gov. is offering Grant's for furloughed workers. More should be done for the workers in the 1.5 million category.
He works 4 days a week with his employer post chemo for lymphoma. He'll see a loss of circa £300 a week as a result of this decision & others are in the same boat.
The Gov. is offering Grant's for furloughed workers. More should be done for the workers in the 1.5 million category.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Fund paid leave for people with high risk conditions during COVID19
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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/
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
| 24 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.