{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/308760.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":308760,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Fund 80% of self-employed income based on historic tax returns (COVID19pandemic)","background":"The Government has failed to stand by freelance and self-employed workers. The support offered is insufficient and moreover unfair. The government should treat the self-employed the same as employed workers and guarantee 80% of their income up to £2,500 per month, based on historic tax returns.","additional_details":"Current proposals create massive inequality between those who have their income secured and the UK's five million self-employed and freelancers. Measures suggested fall far short of the support available to workers elsewhere in the economy. Stating that it is operationally difficult to protect self-employed incomes is unacceptable. This petition is for those who have provided billions in revenue for the UK but who are not being protected now, in their hour of need.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2020-03-23T18:16:01.535Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T17:00:01.185Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-27T20:11:42.597Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-23T18:55:34.000Z","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":"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":[]}}}