Dan_F
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There is no fair way of doing it, but the average wage isn’t needed. People should be given enough money to pay rent/mortgage and buy food.At this point, its a health hazard.
Millions are still going to work because the alternative is £94 a week sick pay, and they will starve.
Just pay them all the average national wage, £500 a week. Some people will get it who don't need it, but the alternative is people not having any way of stopping work and continuing to spread the virus.
Give them all the money and they can sit at home like we all want them to.
I have a feeling angry self employed people think that everyone else is on 80% pay, which is just not the case by the sounds of it. A lot those in retail and hospitality aren’t going to be paid at all and (without wanting to generalise) probably have less money in the bank than self employed workers.
Makes far more sense to work on mortgage/rent breaks for the self employed. Then the £95 a week is much more realistic.