Guarantee kin of key workers dying from Covid 19 are given a full pension

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

All politicians to guarantee that any key worker, social or health carer, who dies from Covid as part of their role, then their next of kin or dependants will receive a full immediate pension as some recompense for their selfless service.

Many staff may not be in the pension scheme or have only joined recently. Many frontline GPs and consultants are out of pension scheme and putting themselves and families at risk. All frontline health workers including receptionists need to have some guarantee that they can do vital work knowing if anything happens to them their next of kin or dependants will get a full NHS or equivalent pension immediately.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Fund increased death in service benefits for NHS staff who die during Covid-19

Timeline

27 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
12 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 May 2020

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