Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Exempt persons ineligible for coronavirus support from future tax/NI increases

Closed 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should exempt people who have fallen through the net of gaining access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from any extra tax or NI increases that are imposed to recoup money spent on this scheme.
My husband chose to change jobs just after the Government cut-off date of Feb 28th. He has paid all his taxes but cannot be furloughed by his new employer, and his previous employer has refused to reemploy him so that he can gain access to the government retention scheme.

I am asking the government that when this is all over and we get back to normal that people like my husband aren't made to pay extra taxes or NI to pay the debt as they did not benefit from this support during the crisis.

Timeline

27 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 Nov 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 27 May 2020
Closed 27 Nov 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.