Rejected petition Self isolating vulnerable people/carers to receive some pay during pandemic

Ensure anyone of any age with underlying health issues and their carer(s) receive some sort of pay if they choose to self isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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People with underlying health issues and their carers should receive some sort of pay if they choose to self isolate and protect themselves/their dependents during the COVID-19 pandemic. This could potentially be for months and people need income to live, especially if they are not receiving wages from their employers.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301652
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303345

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

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Date submitted 15 March 2020
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