Petition · past parliament
Don't scrap Housing Benefit for those under 21!
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Recently, Theresa May has given the go ahead to scrap Housing Benefit for under 21s in April this year, the cut was first announced by David Cameron and the Conservatives in 2015.
However many young people leave home with no income or job due to abuse and have no other family to turn to.
However many young people leave home with no income or job due to abuse and have no other family to turn to.
The government are saying that under 21s are old enough to join the army, but are not entitled to Housing Benefit.
It's a truly disgusting cut. I'm 20 and had to use the benefits system to flee abusive parents who stopped me from achieving anything and caused me to have mental health issues. Now I work 20+ hours a week. Surely people like myself need support so we can find our feet? We don't need to be pushed aside!!
It's a truly disgusting cut. I'm 20 and had to use the benefits system to flee abusive parents who stopped me from achieving anything and caused me to have mental health issues. Now I work 20+ hours a week. Surely people like myself need support so we can find our feet? We don't need to be pushed aside!!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.