Petition · HM Treasury
Scrap Payments on Account and increase self-employed personal allowance to £20k
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159 signatures
What the petition asks
Self-employed create jobs & drive growth, and we think the Payments on Account would be better invested in businesses. If we are late to pay it we pay interest, which we think is unfair! We call on the Government to scrap it and to raise the Personal Allowance to £20k for self-employed.
We believe doing so would cut poverty & stimulate economy. The UK's 4.4m self-employed drive growth & create jobs. Yet, in our view, Payments on Account force us to give Government interest-free loans, tying up capital needed for investment & hiring. Late payments incur interest: unfair! We think scrapping it would unlock funds for economic stimulus. The frozen £12,570 Personal Allowance can hit low-earners hard. We therefore call on the Government to raise it to £20k for self-employed, as we think this would reduce poverty, boost spending & reward entrepreneurship. Britain needs growth: invest into the job creators!
Timeline
| 5 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
159
Status
Open for signatures
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
5 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.