Petition · past parliament
Abolish universal credit return to old system!
Closed
201 signatures
What the petition asks
New universal credit replaces JSA, income support, ESA, Housing benefit, Tax credits and working tax credits. Government says universal credit will make work pay. This is rubbish. Universal credit is about cutting the social security bill meaning millions will be worse off.
Once fully implemented will mean easier sanctioning forcing people to live on nothing. Housing subsidy will be time limited forcing more to be homeless. Support for childcare will be drastically cut. Disability element's cut or abolished altogether. Some rates are much lower than current benefit rates. Government has so far wasted hundreds of millions. They will save billions taking from the needy and most vulnerable in our society. This is a war against the poor. Whilst they prop up the rich!
Timeline
| 29 Sep 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Mar 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
201
Status
Closed
Opened
29 Sep 2017
Closed
29 Mar 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.