This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Include 2019/20 tax year in the COVID19 Self employed scheme
The self employed scheme announced by the government is good scheme for the majority but the is a still a large number of self employed people who are at the bottom side of the scale who this scheme does not assist.
WE NEED THE 2019/20 TAX YEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SCHEME SO THE CAN SURVIVE.
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The current scheme is not protecting some of the most vulnerable households. We need you to update the self employed scheme to include the 2019/2020 tax year and enable the newly self employed to survive through these hard times.
My household has had a self employed income since may 2019 and paid 20% tax through the CIS but is currently unable to qualify for your scheme and therefore starting to struggle to survive like many others.
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Why was this petition rejected?
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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action.
Pay self employed workers a wage due to lack or earnings caused by COVID-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303345
Provide COVID19 income support for the newly self-employed, without HMRC records: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310471
Remove the £50k earnings limit for self-employed to access government funding: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310455
Coronavirus Support Package for Directors / Shareholders of small Limited Co's: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310515
Get HMRC to refund the Self-Employed their Jan 2020 1st Tax Payment on Account: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304995
Bring forward COVID-19 Self-employment grants to April 2020: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310898
You 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
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
You 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
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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