Petition · past parliament
Fundamentally reform Universal Credit
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
1, Continue to pay the housing element if a claimant is sanctioned.
2, Abolish the 35 hour job search requirement and instead ask claimants to apply for a minimum of 6 jobs every fortnight similar to the previous system.
3, Abolish the minimum income floor for the self employed.
2, Abolish the 35 hour job search requirement and instead ask claimants to apply for a minimum of 6 jobs every fortnight similar to the previous system.
3, Abolish the minimum income floor for the self employed.
Universal credit sanctions
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2018/august/universal-credit-sanctions-more-double-esa-and-jsa
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/27/universal-credit-fuels-homeless-crisis
35 hour job search requirement.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/22/benefit-sanctions-found-to-be-ineffective-and-damaging
The minimum income floor problem.
https://www.ruralsupport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Advice-NI-Social-Policy-Report.pdf
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2018/august/universal-credit-sanctions-more-double-esa-and-jsa
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/27/universal-credit-fuels-homeless-crisis
35 hour job search requirement.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/22/benefit-sanctions-found-to-be-ineffective-and-damaging
The minimum income floor problem.
https://www.ruralsupport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Advice-NI-Social-Policy-Report.pdf
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Feb 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.