Petition · past parliament

Stop Benefit Scroungers. After 6 months of having no Job, no payouts !

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

We have to work hard to get the lifestyle we desire.
There should be no 2 ways about this.
I don't think the money we pay as taxes should be spent on lazy* people.

For 6 months, I totally understand the need to support anone without a job.
There are always job vacancies, good or bad
Tax is paid by hard working individuals who spend a majority of their day working, almost everyday of the year.
I work 6-7days a week, to achieve the lifestyle I desire.
But at the end of the day, 2 out of the 8 hours I work is basically for all them benefit scroungers to stay at home and watch football & coronation Street on TV.
They have 4-5 kids on average whereas I know I can not have more than 1, because thats all I afford.
These people are served a golden life on a platter, paid by us.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. Some benefits are paid to people who are unable to work. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, if you would like Jobseeker's Allowance to be paid for no more than six months, you could start a petition about that.

Timeline

11 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
23 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Mar 2017

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