Closed petition Change the universal credit system to stop people suffering

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• 29 March 2018

  Petition closed

• 19 December 2017

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  MPs investigate and debate Universal Credit

  A group of MPs called the Work and Pensions Committee are currently investigating Universal Credit rollout. You can find out more here: https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/inquiry/

  If you are self-employed and receive Universal Credit they particularly want to hear from you. Find out more and send them your views here: https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/universal-credit-self-employed-forum-17-19/

  Other recent debates and work in Parliament about Universal Credit:

  • On 5 December, MPs debated Universal Credit Project Assessment Review

  You can read the debate here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-12-05/debates/07B953FE-5E97-46E4-9A2C-68F4FC91D739/UniversalCreditProjectAssessmentReviews

  You can watch/ listen to the debate here: http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/4db75290-a512-421a-8789-b6c075313a86?in=14:38:12

  • On 23 November, the government made a statement about changes to Universal Credit, and MPs asked questions.
    

  You can read the statement here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-11-23/debates/36EF5FEE-7FB1-4841-A242-7625ED73FCA0/UniversalCredit
  You can watch the statement here: http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/d9ac6d17-0222-4489-99c7-862d43f1c20b?in=11:47:39

  • On 22 November the Government announced some changes to Universal Credit. It told the House of Commons that it will: • remove the 7 day wait so that entitlement starts on the day of application • increase the amount that can be advanced before payment begins

  It also told the House of Commons that:
  • those already on Housing Benefit will continue to receive their award for the first two weeks of their Universal Credit claim
  • to support these changes the Government will roll out Universal Credit more gradually between February 2018 and April 2018, and roll-out to all jobcentres will be complete in December 2018

  These changes were announced in the Budget statement.
  • You can read a summary of what the Budget statement said here: http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-8153]
  • You can find out more about the Budget here: http://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-commons-faqs/budget/

  • On 16 November, MPs debated the roll-out of Universal Credit.

  You can read the debate here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-11-16/debates/1AC388D9-7E40-4996-BEC3-0AB3650A133F/UniversalCreditRoll-Out

  You can watch/ listen to the debate here: http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/ff37bec3-e1dd-43b6-8719-e12be21a277e?in=12:53:00

  • On Wednesday 18 October MPs debated pausing the roll-out of Universal Credit full service.

  You can watch the debate here: http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/afc8f66c-ce05-40a5-a3ab-b9665bc636b4?in=13:28:25

  You can read the debate here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-10-18/debates/1AFAAEAD-A28E-4037-A38F-7D4CC41CC049/UniversalCreditRoll-Out

• 29 September 2017

  Petition published

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  If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

  If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

  This petition will stay open until 29 March 2018.