This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Abolish universal credit
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Do away with this benefit, it claims to make single parent workers better off but in reality throws families into poverty.
If you make any changes in your life, ie: change your job or address and are on benefits the government will force you onto universal credit. You will be allowed to keep the first £199 you earn, any thing over this amount the government will take 64 pence per £1 . How can that encourage people to work.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/233127
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