Petition · past parliament
Stop the monitoring of benefits spending.
Closed
37 signatures
What the petition asks
Benefit payments are a lifeline. These payments are funded by the public as an insurance against misfortune. The monitoring of these subsistence payments is a gross misuse of public money and an abuse of the public trust. People are entitled to spend their benefits as they choose.
http://www.thecanary.co/2016/07/13/snooping-on-benefit-recipients-spending-and-is-totally-legal-with-this-phone-app/
Timeline
| 22 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jan 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
37
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Jul 2016
Closed
22 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.