Petition · past parliament
Make it impossible to claim benefits totalling more than the minimum wage
Closed
71 signatures
What the petition asks
Nobody on benefits should be able to claim more money per month than a person working full time in a minimum wage job.
How do we expect people to find work if they would be worse off working than on benefits.
Exceptions to this rule should only be made to disabled and elderly people.
How do we expect people to find work if they would be worse off working than on benefits.
Exceptions to this rule should only be made to disabled and elderly people.
Timeline
| 7 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 May 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
71
Status
Closed
Opened
7 Nov 2017
Closed
7 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.