Include the RECENTLY SELF EMPLOYED in the support package offered to other SE · petition

What the petition asks

We want you to change the support package announced by the chancellor, to Include recently self employed, let us submit an early tax return to prove earnings. To not include the recently SE I believe to be the most vulnerable, as we've not had the time required to build up the reserves to survive.

I like many other people only became self employed at the start of this year, we make up the backbone of this country across many different fields of industry. Loans & Overdrafts are NOT the answer, this only plunges people further into personal debt through no fault of our own.
From a government that I believed strived for inclusion this package has fallen short, by allowing us to submit a self assessment early it would avoid years of hardship.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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You can find out about what 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

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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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Timeline

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