Petition · past parliament
To include those who are only self-employed in SEISS scheme (80% income support)
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Self-employed people can receive grants under SEISS scheme, however those who started self-employment after 6 April 2019 are excluded. Some have been working all their life and started self-employment within 19-20 tax year and it is their only work. Those are unfairly excluded from receiving support
It is understandable the Government wants to prevent fraud and prevent payments for those for whom self-employment is additional income. However those who moved from permanent employment to self-employment towards end of 18-19 tax year will be excluded due to 50% income from s-e requirement. Same for those who started business in 2019-20. Scheme should include those for whom self-employment is only source of income and who started before 28 February 2020 similarly to employed.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Remove the 50% earnings barrier so all self employed workers to receive support.
Provide COVID19 income support for the newly self-employed, without HMRC records
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/
Provide COVID19 income support for the newly self-employed, without HMRC records
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
| 1 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.