Petition · past parliament
Grant access to financial support for International Students on Tier 4 Visas.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently, many international students have been laid off, many of which work in the gig economy, there is currently no access to public funds as an international student. If they have been laid off, they will not be entitled to the saving 80% of wages that the government has introduced.
Like this is affecting self-employed, and gig workers, 0 hour contracts which we hope the government do support, we are also asking for the government to provide financial support for international students living in the UK.
A basic grant similar to that the government has introduced for furloughed workers.
Reimbursement of the extortionate international tuition fees for the last term.
Access to benefits or financial support systems.
Rent Freeze or reduced renting cost.
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A basic grant similar to that the government has introduced for furloughed workers.
Reimbursement of the extortionate international tuition fees for the last term.
Access to benefits or financial support systems.
Rent Freeze or reduced renting cost.
share if you can!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Give financial help to agency and zero hour workers during COVID-19 outbreak.
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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/
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
| 26 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.