Rejected petition Fundamentally reform Universal Credit

1, Continue to pay the housing element if a claimant is sanctioned.

2, Abolish the 35 hour job search requirement and instead ask claimants to apply for a minimum of 6 jobs every fortnight similar to the previous system.

3, Abolish the minimum income floor for the self employed.

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Universal credit sanctions

https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2018/august/universal-credit-sanctions-more-double-esa-and-jsa

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/27/universal-credit-fuels-homeless-crisis

35 hour job search requirement.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/22/benefit-sanctions-found-to-be-ineffective-and-damaging

The minimum income floor problem.

https://www.ruralsupport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Advice-NI-Social-Policy-Report.pdf

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Date submitted 3 February 2019
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