Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Pay international students weekly wage equal to 20 hrs to meet monthly expenses
Closed
581 signatures
What the petition asks
A huge number of International students in Bachelors, Masters and PhD level depend on the weekly 20hrs work limit pay to meet daily and monthly expenses like feeding, house rent and other life essential payments.
Being unable to return to our home country and unable to work, we need urgent help.
Being unable to return to our home country and unable to work, we need urgent help.
As we have no other alternatives. As a minimum, a weekly wage equal to the 20 hrs work limit pay is required to keep our expenses running. We are limited in the work we can take on as we do not hold a tier 2 visa and most if not all do not qualify for the emergency pay of up to 80% of sick pay.
It would be a huge relief and definitely save lives that are not at immediate risk of virus threat if this demand can be met.
It would be a huge relief and definitely save lives that are not at immediate risk of virus threat if this demand can be met.
Timeline
| 11 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Nov 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
581
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
11 May 2020
Closed
11 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.