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Get paid for not being allowed to work during COVID 19

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Pay those self employed workers who have fallen through the loop and not been awarded a furlough payment during COVID 19
Many workers on lower incomes who are self employed have been excluded from a furlough payment because of government loopholes

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you'd like a change to the support available for self employed workers, but we're not exactly sure what you'd like that change to be. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like to happen. For example, explaining what current eligibility criteria you'd like changed.

We've published these petitions about support for the self employed which you may wish to sign:

Remove the 50% Self Employed Rule for those with a P45 dated before UK Lockdown: Remove the 50% Self Employed Rule for those with a P45 dated before UK Lockdown

Change the way The Self employed income support grants are calculated: Change the way The Self employed income support grants are calculated

Remove the £50,000 cap and extend the tax return deadline for the SEISS: Remove the £50,000 cap and extend the tax return deadline for the SEISS


One-off Grant To Be Paid To Anyone Who Has Not Benefited From A Covid-19 Scheme: One-off Grant To Be Paid To Anyone Who Has Not Benefited From A Covid-19 Scheme

Timeline

15 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
22 Oct 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Oct 2020

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