Rejected petition Extend Universal Credit to those on minimum wage so they receive 100% not 80%

Change Universal Credit for those workers on the National Minimum Wage so that the 66% government wage support to employers is topped up to 100% of the National Minimum Wage, not 80% as is currently the case. pubs and hospitality venues are being shut due to COVID and the poorest should not suffer.

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The UK National Minimum Wage is defined by the government as the minimum amount which it is possible for a person to pay their basic living costs. Many workers on minimum wage work in the hospitality sector which are being temporarily closed under COVID. Paying only a total of 80% of minimum wage will force large parts of the working population into increased poverty. The government has defined a minimum wage and this should be guaranteed even when your place of work is closed by COVID

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556162

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Date submitted 20 October 2020
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