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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Stop Boris Johnson taking £20 a week of people's universal credit

Boris Johnson is going to put thousands of people in more financial hardship by reducing their universal credit payments by £20 a week, that's a £1000 a year worse off

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This country is in enough financial hardship with the job losses and now he wants to take even more money away from people's UC which is supposed to be there to help people, my partner lost his job, I work part time and now claim uc which helps cover the bills which I can't pay due to low income, harder with a young child at home aswell

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562816

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