Make the 4th SEISS grant available immediately

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Enable the self-employed to claim the fourth grant now; the money is meant to cover a 3-month period which will be almost over by the time any money is available. Millions of self-employed are unable to work or earn their usual income; they need support now and it is being unreasonably delayed.

Furloughed workers are paid throughout the months of February, March and April, while the self-employed are expected to have savings to cover this period while unable to work. The announcement of grant details is a month too late to cover the intended period, and it is set to be almost 2 months before crucial help is available. The government could help immediately; there is no excuse for leaving people without the means to provide for themselves and their families during a nationwide lockdown.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Bring the fourth SEISS grant payment forward to March

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find 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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

Timeline

3 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
10 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Mar 2021

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