Petition · past parliament
Parity between the SEISS and CJRS schemes (remove £50k profit limit from SEISS)
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
An employee earning £60k per annum will receive £2,500/month through CJRS.
A self-employed person with average annual profits of £60k will receive nothing, as SEISS imposes a profits limit of £50,001.
This is arbitrary and discriminatory.
A self-employed person with average annual profits of £60k will receive nothing, as SEISS imposes a profits limit of £50,001.
This is arbitrary and discriminatory.
I am co-owner of a restaurant.
We are a business partnership and taxed through the self-assessment system.
We have always declared fully our profits which invariably exceeds £50k per annum, each.
We are grateful that our staff are furloughed and financially secure; however, with no income whatsoever we are each facing destitution and it is unlikely we - and therefore the business - will survive as long as the furloughing scheme does.
We are a business partnership and taxed through the self-assessment system.
We have always declared fully our profits which invariably exceeds £50k per annum, each.
We are grateful that our staff are furloughed and financially secure; however, with no income whatsoever we are each facing destitution and it is unlikely we - and therefore the business - will survive as long as the furloughing scheme does.
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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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
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Timeline
| 19 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.