Petition stop payments of child benifit and tax credits to parents while their children are in care

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While children are in the care system, their parents still collect child benefit and also if applicable child tax credit and working tax credits, how many children are in care in the UK? how much would the goverment save by stopping these payments, MILLONS !!!!!!!

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24 signatures

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Date closed 14 January 2014
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