Rejected petition Temporarily suspend means testing for Universal Credit

Temporarily suspend means testing for universal credit to protect people from hardship during the coronavirus crisis.
Many newly self employed people are ineligible for government support and are forced to turn to universal credit but by having a working partner they are often entitled to nothing.

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All other government support during this crisis is non means tested. That means that some people are eligible for up to £2500 a month whilst their partner can earn an unlimited amount. Universal Credit is based on household income and those who have a parter who works are often entitled to nothing. Suspend means testing and allow all unemployed people access to universal credit regardless of the total household income.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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Date submitted 27 March 2020
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