Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Extend the Furlough scheme to hospitality employees effected by local lockdowns
Closed
29 signatures
What the petition asks
We are calling for the government to extend the furlough scheme to hospitality industries effected hugely by local lockdowns. These businesses rely on the public support - there is no work from home option. The hospitality industry covers 9% of the UK workforce.
Restaurants, pubs and cinemas/theatres have been hugely effected by the governments decision to apply curfews and local lockdowns. The hospitality industry covers 9% of the UK workforce; approximately 2.9 million people. Working from home simply isn’t an option and those staff have bills to pay and families to support. Hours are already cut to the bare minimum with the furlough support and people will not survive without this scheme.
Timeline
| 15 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
29
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
15 Oct 2020
Closed
15 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.