Petition · past parliament

Stop the child tax credit cuts for a third child born from 6th April 2017.

Closed 274 signatures

What the petition asks

This policy would lead to child poverty and charities are concerned that this would result in poverty and generations of lower classes whereby this right is only for the privileged. Those who said we are all in it together can not implement this policy. Thereby we urge the government to review this.
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/The%20Childrens%20Society%20-%20two%20child%20limit%20supplementary%20evidence.docx

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/poverty_full_report_07.pdf

Timeline

19 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 274
Status Closed
Opened 19 Aug 2016
Closed 19 Feb 2017

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