Petition · past parliament
Change existing legislation on the recovery of benefits from insurers - COVID-19
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Existing legislation enables Govt, via the Compensation Recovery Units of the DWP, to recover deductions made from insurance settlements, of monies received by claimants from Govt agencies. Ins. co's are making like deductions in relation to COVID-19 claims payments, but no legislation exists.
The following is a link to the current legislation and procedures, demonstrating there is fundamentally no difference in the reason why the current legislation was enacted and why this needs to be extended to apply to the financial support measures provided by Government to businesses. businesseshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recovery-of-benefits-and-or-lump-sum-payments-and-nhs-charges-technical-guidance/recovery-of-benefits-and-lump-sum-payments-and-nhs-charges-technical-guidance
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about current arrangements for making deductions in respect of certain payments, but we're not sure what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
If you want the Government to seek to recoup Covid-19 support payments, where recipients have also received insurance payments to cover losses experienced as a result of Covid-19, you could start a new petition stating clearly how you want this to work.
We understand that you are concerned about current arrangements for making deductions in respect of certain payments, but we're not sure what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
If you want the Government to seek to recoup Covid-19 support payments, where recipients have also received insurance payments to cover losses experienced as a result of Covid-19, you could start a new petition stating clearly how you want this to work.
Timeline
| 24 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.