Petition · past parliament
The government must help tenants in situations where it is difficult to pay rent
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
I think the gov should guarantee the rent reduction NOT put off for 3 months. Either way, directly to the tenant or to the owner.
Covid causes lost jobs or reduced wages. Putting off rent for 3 months doesn't help.
After the corona virus, landlords will still own their properties.
Covid causes lost jobs or reduced wages. Putting off rent for 3 months doesn't help.
After the corona virus, landlords will still own their properties.
In this situation, delaying the rent for three months is a big debt to the tenant. It makes the tenents need to pay rent + rent which they didn't pay before.
Even if the tenant starts working right away and gets paid and get paid 80% by the Corona Job Scheme. It doen't mean they have enough income to pay rent.
Goverment must support all tenants because tenants are way weaker than their landlords.
After the covid, landlords will still own their properties.
But tenants will not own anything.
Even if the tenant starts working right away and gets paid and get paid 80% by the Corona Job Scheme. It doen't mean they have enough income to pay rent.
Goverment must support all tenants because tenants are way weaker than their landlords.
After the covid, landlords will still own their properties.
But tenants will not own anything.
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 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown: Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown
Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 2 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.