Rejected petition Freeze rent/mortgage payments (especially for people on SSP) due to COVID-19

This petition calls on Government to suspend rent and mortgage payments until the pandemic is at a less critical stage.

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Many workers who are hourly paid especially are going to be hit hard by the recent pandemic. Many are facing a cut to their hours and thus experiencing a sharp reduction in their finances which is especially bad for the many living paycheck to paycheck. As a result, and as we have seen in the news, there is an increased risk in people continuing to go to work even with symptoms thus risking other people’s health simply because they cannot afford to pay bills and afford food living off of SSP.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256

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 15 March 2020
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