This petition was submitted during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament
Rejected petition Deny all benefit claiments the right to claim national lottery prizes of more than £50,000
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Excessive National Lottery prizes should not be available to those claiming state benefits (for more than 6 months) These prizes should be limited to £50,000, with the remainder used to pay off any benefit payments made in the past, and the rest returned to the national lottery.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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