Petition · past parliament
Support Nursery owners not on PAYE/not eligible for Self Employed COVID 19 plan.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Many Nursery owners miss out on financial support due to Coronovirus – they are not on PAYE – profits just slightly too high to qualify for Self- Employment support- they are being penalised and yet are an essential service. Funding just covers overheads. We need help to avoid permanent closure.
My husband and I own two nurseries. It is a partnership so our pay comes out of the profits - we are Self Employed and not on PAYE. The COVID 19 support is only for profits of up to £50,000 - this means our earnings each would have to be below £25,000 a year to qualify. Please give nursery owners £2,500 a month for each partner. We had to close as our key workers found alternative childcare. No income - funding only enough to pay overheads. We are not alone - please help
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 these petitions calling for the same action:
Remove the £50k earnings limit for self-employed to access government funding: Remove the £50k earnings limit for self-employed to access government funding
Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid COVID-19: Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid 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/
Remove the £50k earnings limit for self-employed to access government funding: Remove the £50k earnings limit for self-employed to access government funding
Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid COVID-19: Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid 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
| 28 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.