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"For some, the Government has stepped in, a financial safety net. But for so many others, our fellow taxpayers, they have been abandoned and left to fend for themselves"
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"In the words of
@AndyBurnhamGM, 'basic fairness demands a solution be found'"
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"During the recall last week, Member after Member from across the House stood up and requested support for those who have been left out.
Incredulously, the Prime Minister said in response, 'Nobody has been excluded'"
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"Kim was deemed ineligible for SEISS because HMRC treats bereavement allowance and the pension payments from her late husband as trade income and therefore she falls foul of the 50/50 rule"
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"Louise's business opened in 2019 which meant she was unable to apply for Govt support. Her hopes pinned on obtaining a bounceback loan [...] which she was denied.
Traumatically, Louise has attempted to commit suicide 3 times"
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"James was made redundant in 2019 secured a new job early 2020 only to be lose it when Covid hit.
No employer to furlough him, he wasn't self-employed, so he fell through the gaps.
He starts 2021 claiming UC, classed as homeless"
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"All of these from the excluded include 200,000 newly self-employed, 200,000 self-employed previously earning over £50,000 in profits, 1.1million who earn less than 50% of their income from self-employment..."
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"...300,000 new starters, 100,000 denied furlough, 400,000 PAYE freelancers, 700,000 limited company directors and nearly half a million who have lost out due to maternity, parental or adoption leave."
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"Difficulty or complication is ABSOLUTELY NOT a satisfactory excuse for disinterest, denial, and lack of action."
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