Rejected petition Freeze rent payments during Coronavirus crisis

Government to enact rules to freeze rent payments for the duration of the coronavirus. As self isolating or in an event where you are unable to attend work; statutory sick pay will not cover rents costs.

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To prevent people from ending up homeless or in serious financial debt due to inability to attend work. This will encourage individuals to self isolate when needed rather than placing others at risk as they do not want to end up in a dire financial situation.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Suspending rent payments is a matter for individual landlords, and not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published a petition calling for the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284

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

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

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 12 March 2020
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