Petition · past parliament
Pause the rollout of Universal Credit in County Durham over Christmas.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Residents of Co. Durham declare that the Universal Credit programme is pushing people into poverty, debt and homelessness.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Department for Work and Pensions to pause and fix Universal Credit before its rollout.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Department for Work and Pensions to pause and fix Universal Credit before its rollout.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure whether you'd like Universal Credit to be paused only in County Durham, or across the UK.
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Timeline
| 30 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Nov 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.