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Financial support for start up businesses who have suffered due to COVID-19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Banks are not helping start ups and Financial support is urgently required for all the start up businesses who have suffered as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Create a financial support package for all start up businesses that have suffered as a result of Coronavirus outbreak urgently.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started this petition, the Government has announced a support package to help start-ups.

You can find more information about this scheme here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/future-fund

You can find further information about support for businesses here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-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

Timeline

19 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jun 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2020

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