PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Compensate people excluded from Government COVID support schemes
1. Acknowledge the financial hardship faced by taxpayers excluded from government support during COVID 2. Provide fair & equitable redress to those taxpayer who received nothing
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 1,339/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 1,339/100,000
Background
We think an estimated 3 million UK taxpayers, comprising a diverse group of freelancers, small business owners, & newly employed individuals, were unfairly excluded from COVID financial support schemes. We believe this exclusion resulted in severe financial hardship, including loss of income, business closures, & personal debt. Despite repeated calls for action, we feel the government has failed in its moral obligation & legal duty to address this social injustice, which we think continues to wreck lives.