{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/304879.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":304879,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Protect the Renters too like the mortgage holders.","background":"Announce rent holidays and reduction in council tax for renters suffering with Coronavirus (COVID-19)\r\nPut an emergency stop on all current and or applications for section 21 or section 8 evictions\r\nPut an emergency stop on evictions of housing association and council tenants","additional_details":"4 weeks statutory sick pay is £377 whilst the average rent for a one bedroom flat is £650 per month. Renters who are ill, self isolating or whose workplaces have had to close due to the COVID-19 will be at risk of eviction by their landlords due to the shortfall.\r\nThe UK government must act to ensure that renters who are forced to self-isolate will not risk eviction from their homes, or incur rent arrears that for many people will take weeks if not months to pay off.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2020-03-18T00:12:52.679Z","updated_at":"2020-03-27T09:10:26.740Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-27T09:10:26.743Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-18T10:21:04.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can't accept your petition because suspending payments for rent is a matter for individual landlords, and not the UK Government or Parliament.\r\n\r\nSince this petition was started, the Government has announced a ban on evictions from social or private rented accommodation while this national emergency is taking place. You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/complete-ban-on-evictions-and-additional-protection-for-renters\r\n\r\nYou can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\r\n\r\nIf you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256\r\n\r\nIf you want the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and food security during the coronavirus outbreak, you may also wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\n\r\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}