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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition discuss reducing none working benefits inline with minimum wage
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To open discussion in the house with reguards to reducing benefits for people who do not work.
At present the limit is £500 per week.
for someone working a 40 hour week they would have to earn £16 per hour to achieve this!
The current minimum wage is £6.31 and the living wage is £7.65.
When you introduce a disability these figures are even more shocking.
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