{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759864.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":759864,"attributes":{"action":"Change the tax & welfare systems so WORK PAYS for low and middle income earners","background":"DON'T increase welfare spending, funded by ever more taxation; INSTEAD change the systems to :\r\nEncourage and fairly reward the strivers of this country\r\nEncourage all who can to contribute to society by working\r\nDiscourage welfare as a lifestyle choice\r\nAllow us to support those in genuine need","additional_details":"The planned budget changes will increase tax further for many working people BUT still find the money to increase welfare payments.\r\nRecent reports suggest that soon 1 in 4 workers in full time jobs would be better off staying at home on benefits - often by thousands (and even tens of thousands) of pounds.\r\nThis is madness !\r\nOur tax and welfare systems have to show people that their work is valued and it has to be financially worth working - if not, more and more will choose to stop.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-02-03T21:25:36.012Z","updated_at":"2026-03-10T19:26:29.150Z","rejected_at":"2026-03-10T19:26:27.315Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-05T09:37:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"We understand that you are concerned about low and middle income earners but we are not sure what changes you would like to see. You could start a new petition setting out clearly what changes you would like to happen. \r\n\r\nOr you could sign petitions we already have open. For example: \r\nIncrease the personal tax-free allowance to £26000 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/745558\r\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}