{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307883.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":307883,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Give ALL self-employed same protection as PAYE workers.","background":"The Self-Employed – including freelancers, sole traders, those selling their services as a one-man Limited Company - have been left behind. All self-employed workers must get proportional income of 80% up to £2,500 PCM, which can be assessed using their most recent tax bill.","additional_details":"Give the same protection to all self-employed (including sole operators working as a limited company) as has been afforded to PAYE employees - 80% of income up to the threshold of £2,500 per month. \r\n\r\nThere are approximately 5 million Self-Employed workers in Britain. For millions of them all contracts have been terminated with immediate effect and ALL income stopped overnight. Currently the government’s protection of 80% of salary up to £2,500 per month applies only to a tiny percentage of freelancers who are also PAYE. With an entire and immediate loss of income many can no longer make ends meet. The effects on millions of self-employed will be catastrophic without urgent and immediate action.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-22T07:34:42.739Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T17:00:00.420Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-27T20:11:41.250Z","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":[]}}}