Petition · past parliament
Support for businesses that are primarily home based and don’t pay rates.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Grants to be made accessible for home businesses during the Covid-19 outbreak.
We run a Cooperative actors agency in Nottingham and we cannot access grants because the criteria requires us to have a business rates account and therefore not eligible.
We still have outgoing coats.
We run a Cooperative actors agency in Nottingham and we cannot access grants because the criteria requires us to have a business rates account and therefore not eligible.
We still have outgoing coats.
The Covid-19 outbreak has had a negative impact on Everyone. I know the government has already made unprecedented moves that they’ve never made before but there are still gaps to cover.
Boris Jonson said and I quote ‘we will do whatever it takes’ to get through this crisis.
Outgoing costs include online systems, web and email, telephony services, various systems agency costs etc.
These are some examples and I think the government should allow us to access the same grants but at the lower rate.
Boris Jonson said and I quote ‘we will do whatever it takes’ to get through this crisis.
Outgoing costs include online systems, web and email, telephony services, various systems agency costs etc.
These are some examples and I think the government should allow us to access the same grants but at the lower rate.
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: Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR
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/
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
| 6 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.