Petition · past parliament
Reconsider changes to child tax credit. From April .17
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
April 2017, gov only pay child tax credit for 2 children, for new claims if family with 4 children re claim, they can only claim for 2 kids, later the government change to universal credit, with Lower rate for only 2 kids(unless a child is disabled) make government reconsider or make fairer changes
The chancellor budget that takes effect in April 2017
Everyone will be forced into universal credit and everyone will only get money for two kids, many families will be poor.
Everyone will be forced into universal credit and everyone will only get money for two kids, many families will be poor.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Sep 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.