Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Extend Self-Employment income support in alignment with the Job Retention scheme

Closed 4,244 signatures

What the petition asks

We are looking for the government to extend the Self-Employment income support scheme until October so that it aligns with the Job Retention scheme laid out for employees.
We are calling for fair and equal treatment for all employees paying into the taxation system. The Job Retention scheme is offering support to UK employees until October, where as the Self-Employed only benefit the end of August. This is an unfair system and leaves tax paying Self-Employed citizens feeling under appreciated and forgotten.

Timeline

1 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,244
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 1 Jun 2020
Closed 1 Dec 2020

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