Petition Abolish The Benefits Cap

The Benefits Cap discriminates against people who have fallen on bad times.The Benefits Cap's goal was to encourage people to work.Recent statistics show that only 5% of people find work thanks to the Cap. It's not working, and all we are doing is causing distrust in the government.

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7 signatures

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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