Petition · past parliament
Freeze direct debits for three months and services still covered for home bills
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
All direct debits to be honoured by services providers and customers payments frozen during three month shielding and u.k. lockdown.
People have fell on hard times the chancellor schemes have not yet all started.
Almost 2 million are now on Universal credit. That money is not enough to cover each person's outgoings for household direct debit payments.
The monies owed can be re accrued after the cv19 crisis has ended.
Many people will lose their life insurance cover,if they can not meet the monthly payments.
Almost 2 million are now on Universal credit. That money is not enough to cover each person's outgoings for household direct debit payments.
The monies owed can be re accrued after the cv19 crisis has ended.
Many people will lose their life insurance cover,if they can not meet the monthly payments.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Suspending payments for council tax and utilities is a matter for individual councils and utility providers, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want the Government to require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak, you may wish to sign this petition: Require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak
If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown
If you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
If you want the Government to require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak, you may wish to sign this petition: Require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak
If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown
If you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Timeline
| 15 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.