This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Review the rules that financially benefit those who break the law.
Under the universal credit system, polygamous households can be rewarded with higher benefits. Polygamy is illegal. Under the new Universal Credit system polygamous marriages are not recognised. The standard allowance is about £498.89 a month for couples. Single people can claim about £317.83.
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That means the husband and his 1st wife will be able to claim the married couples' allowance. Subsequent wives can claim a single person's allowance. Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering, said '[Polygamous marriage] is illegal and should be prosecuted as such, and there should be no advantage to polygamy through the pensions and benefits system,'
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