{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307048.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":307048,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Include self-employed in the 80% earnings pledge for businesses","background":"Self-employed rely on small levels of income by hour and by project. We are experiencing huge losses without ability to recover and with little to no financial security. We are therapists, artists, yoga teachers, builders, child-minders, caterers, etc and virus measures are killing our livelihoods.","additional_details":"We simply won't survive the next few weeks let alone months. It takes a long time to build up your profile and visibility and we're watching all our hard work be swept away. There is no support, no safety net yet we provide essential services across the country. We're not luxury lifestyles, we're hard-working with and for our fellow countrymen. So why have we not been included in the 80% earnings pledge. We need help and you can prevent mass joblessness, homelessness, and debts.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-21T00:43:25.666Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T17:00:00.327Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-27T20:11:41.027Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"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":"already-happening","details":"Since this petition was started, the Government has said that most self-employed people can claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months.\n\nYou can find out who is eligible and how to apply here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme\n\nYou can read the Government’s announcement here:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals\n\nYou can find out what other 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\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\n\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\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}