Rejected petition Government to pay national minimum wage to self employed during Corona crisis

We want the government to step in and pay national minimum wage to self employed people who have had their income stopped by the shutting down of businesses during the Corona virus outbreak.

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I am a self employed person and am part of social media groups of like minded people who are scared about the impact this crisis will have on their families. SSP is not enough to pay household bills and feed a family for a week so action needs to be taken immediately

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The National Minimum Wage is an hourly rate of pay, not a minimum income.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced support for self-employed individuals: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals

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/coronavirus

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

Date submitted 21 March 2020
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