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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Minimum qualification period for state benefits

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That all applicants for any state funded benefit, must have been a resident in the United Kingdom for 10 years to qualify and can apply in English, Welsh or Gaelic without an interpreter.

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