scrap universal credit stop the poorer being discriminated and facing poverty

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

proven that universal credit is not working with people being in severe rent arrears and suffering poverty while waiting for first payments make a benefit that is paid weekly justifiable and fair instead of discriminating against the poor

where universal credit has already been rolled out it is proven that claimants are in at least £600 rent arrears while waiting for 6 weeks before payment is made make the payments weekly at least or a benefit that is fair

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Abolish Universal Credits before it puts majority of the UK in poverty

Timeline

2 Oct 2017	Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Oct 2017

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