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Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Extend furlough for those businesses required to stay shut

Closed 17 signatures

What the petition asks

If business are been foced to stay shut their employees should still receive furlough after October.

Its unfair people are suffering due to bad government decisions.
Why should families of hard working industries be made to live on the breadline because the government is making the decision to keep them closed? They MUST keep paying these employees, Most business would open tomorrow if you allowed it.

Timeline

29 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
29 Mar 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 29 Sep 2020
Closed 29 Mar 2021

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