Give Health and Social Care staff at least a 20% Discount in fuel.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We need health and social care workers in domiciliary care to receive a discount in their fuel to enable them to be able to travel to their service users without costing them additional money.

I am currently trying to run a small care company and we are struggling to retain staff or get new staff on board due to many reasons and this fuel price rise just tops them all. It is not sustainable for a small business to function economically without some kind of discount on the fuel. This will enable us to continue supporting the elderly and others to live safely in their own home. Otherwise it is likely this will force us and other care companies to shut down.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the price of fuel - including any discounts offered - are a matter for retailers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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

Set up an independent regulator to monitor and regulate vehicle fuel pricing: Set up an independent regulator to monitor and regulate vehicle fuel pricing

Timeline

10 Mar 2022	Petition opened for signatures
15 Mar 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Mar 2022

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