Are U1of 3million+ #ExcludedUK Getting NO Govt Support? Join us!

livvycoop

Worked for my employer since I was 17 with a two month break (through no fault of my own). Despite being eligible, I have been refused furlough by my employer, and as a student I cannot claim any benefits. The work being done for the #ExcludedUK is amazing and a step in the right direction  

cjacs

I have been self employed 37 years and paid my taxes, nic and vat every year. I took a one off pension payment from my lifetime savings in 2016 and because of this I get £0 grant. This is grossly unfair. I know of someone receiving breavement allowance and they fail to. Even some women who had a baby in 18/19 on maternity allowance also fail. I simply dont understand why the government have done this.

dollylala

Thank you for trying to help and for all of your outstanding work this Covid season. I am a Ltd co director and have paid tax all of my life and do not consider building a business out of my savings, blood, sweat, tears and non payments to have been living like a duchess or dodging tax to have figured at any time. Its bloody hard being self employed and delivering a great service to my clients, employing other freelancers and boosting the economy to just have sand kicked in my face and face losing everything whilst others are being supported. It should be 1 grant for all of those left behind and excluded. UC is less than my rent! And we are unable to top it up without losing it. My business has been destroyed and I will have to start again. Any help appreciated for the #excluded #nosupport #leftbehind 

Alidee5465

Alidee5465 said:

Worked as employed keyworker while also self-employed since 2014. Always paid my taxes and National Insurance.
Fully self-employed since beginning March 2020 due to many bookings for 2020/21 to pay me full time .
'Surviving' on £375 UC and borrowing ! #ExcludedUK #parity

I should have added that my industry will not start again until probably 2021 so I have had to give many refunds which has wiped my business account completely. 

KTMos

Worked and paid taxes for 32 years with only a 3 months break when my son was born 23 years ago. I am being punished for planning a change in career earlier this year and as such am now excluded.  ExcludedUK are doing an amazing job and thank you Martin for supporting the cause.

thomascube

Payed tax every year as employee.. started to work as self employed 1year ago in 2019 June so i'm eligible for 0. If they would fairly 2019/20 tax return i would be eligible for 3500.. what an unfair system this is... government made fool from all of us.. made us trust in them and then screwed us!
And i can see some negative comments here who say no point to campaign , they can't help everyone etc... i wish these people would be excluded and see what they say? Because we are not unemployed people or frauds. We are the same taxpayer hard workers like you , just the gov working from the past not from the mean time! Ty 

Paulwelsh7

Yes £74 a week since 30 March all because I went self employed in jan after 27 years of paying taxes thanks mr chancellor 

NealTheMadMonk

Please don't the first few posts stop you from posting.  If they were struggling and suffering, I like to think we would still help them

NealTheMadMonk

A company director who pays themselves via dividends and submitted a late RTI.  Company has not received any grant help.  Business bank account is now in the red

PlantersSJ

Thanks for your support on this.

Yes I’m one of the excluded because I have worked damn hard as a sole trader over many years and my recent profits mean I have exceeded the £50k threshold.  

To those who think I don’t deserve help because I have previously earned so much, I say this; 

I have paid more than my fair share in tax (some at 40%) to support this country. I am 50 years of age, have always worked and never claimed any type of government benefit.  Why shouldn’t I be entitled to compensation because of this virus like everyone else?

If you say ‘you have earned enough to save for a rainy day / you should have planned better’ well yes I have saved for a rainy day..... not a rainy 6 months though.  My family and I have lives off our savings since March and also used them to prop my business up and pay its monthly fixed costs so that hopefully, I can salvage something and have some sort of business to go back to when I can.  Savings aren’t a bottomless pit.  People cut their cloth accordingly and if my fixed commitments are higher than those of others, so what?..... Just like everyone else I am entitled to spend what I work hard to earn, on what I want, when I want.

There are some (not all) who are eligible for the SEISS who are claiming AND continue to work, thereby now potentially earning more than they did before this pandemic and laughing all the way to the Bank with their ‘windfalls’ whilst millions of us are getting nothing - is that right?

Small businesses like mine employ staff.  Because my business has had no work since March my staff are on furlough and will cease to be working for me when the furlough scheme stops because I am not generating any income to pay myself let alone anyone else.

When I and millions like me are unemployed at the end of all of this and have to claim benefits, the country will miss our taxes that help to fund the NHS, the schools, the Police, the welfare system etc.  All you people who are claiming support and are lucky enough to still be earning something will have to prop the country up and support me and countless others when we’re stood in the dole queue.  

So don’t just think short term and say we are ‘flogging a dead horse’.  Think how not helping us now will effect the economy and you long term.  There’s circa 3 million of us excluded for a number of different reasons who are all in a very similar (or worse) situation to me and who are desperate and facing financial ruin.  As contributors to the UK economy why should we be excluded?