Petition · past parliament

Stop state sanctioned age discrimination - pay under 25s the living wage too!

Closed 4,423 signatures

What the petition asks

Cameron says that the Tax credits cuts is part of a package deal, citing that the increased 'living wage' and more personal allowance for taxes helps to soften the blow of the cut.

However, under 25s are being excluded from the increase - so where is our part of the bargain?
I am a 22 year old mother of one who is genuinely worried for the future of myself and other young people in this country.

I feel unbelievably let down. We're excluded from the living wage while still impacted by the cuts, soon to be excluded from housing benefit, education is increasingly expensive, social housing stock is dwindling but rents are high and the housing market is nigh impossible to enter.

Timeline

29 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,423
Status Closed
Opened 29 Oct 2015
Closed 29 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.