Petition · past parliament

Give Key Workers in England with continuous service a 12 month PAYE Tax break.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide all Key Workers in England who have a record of continuous service throughout the Covid National Lockdown a FULL PAYE Tax Break for a 12 month period as a thank you for the risks they have taken helping the country to continue to function by delivering vital services.
Key Workers in England have spent 12 months dealing with harrowing and mentally exhausting times during the Covid-19 Lockdowns. They have continually put themselves and their families at risk in order to deliver vital services to the Country during a period of extreme stress and I believe they should be rewarded for the sacrifices they have made and the Mental Exhaustion they have had to endure.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Refund PAYE tax for year 2020/21 to Keyworker and Essential Worker Roles: Refund PAYE tax for year 2020/21 to Keyworker and Essential Worker Roles

Suspend PAYE Tax for all frontline Key workers for 6 months: Suspend PAYE Tax for all frontline Key workers for 6 months

Give all key workers a tax break for 2021: Give all key workers a tax break for 2021

Give essential and key workers a tax break/refund: Give essential and key workers a tax break/refund.

Timeline

13 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2021

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