Petition · past parliament

To freeze insurance policy payments for 3 months due to Covid 19 outbreak

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To freeze insurance policy payments to lower out going expenses to those unable to work due to the Covid 19 outbreak

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The payment of insurance is a contractual arrangement between the insurance provider and policy holder, and not something the Government or Parliament is responsible for.

We have published a number of petitions calling for the Government to increase financial support to individuals due to Covid-19. You can see all open petitions relating to coronavirus here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=covid-19

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

25 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 May 2020

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