Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Change eligibility to Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to a gradated scale
Closed
414 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently there are rigid eligibility criteria to accessing SEISS, meaning many people who are outside these criteria, even by just £1, are COMPLETELY rejected for SEISS support. This is grossly unjust. Entitlement to SEISS should work on a gradated scheme, similar to Universal Credit.
The current situation where someone just outside the eligibility criteria for SEISS receives zero SEISS is unjust. How can it be asserted that someone £1 out is not deserving of SEISS? A ‘black and white’ approach to eligibility is not appropriate in this scenario. People’s lives and businesses have been thrown into disarray by C19. Creation of new businesses has been promoted in recent years, and these same entrepreneurs now need help.A gradated scale of entitlement to SEISS is needed urgently.
Timeline
| 6 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
414
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
6 Aug 2020
Closed
6 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.