Petition Set maximum benefits to 40 x minimum hourly rate, and tax it

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No-one on benefits should take home more that the weekly income of someone on the minimum wage:
40 x minimum hourly rate minus tax minus NI. From this they should pay all their outgoings including rent, council tax and everything else a working person pays for out of income. No additional benefits. No exceptions.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

11 signatures

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Date closed 15 February 2012
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