Petition · past parliament
Increase the standard allowance for those under 25 on Universal Credit.
Closed
160 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently individuals under 25 receive £251.77, whilst those under 25 recieve £317.82 - a difference of £66.05. I cannot understand the reasoning for this, as it doesn’t take individual circumstances into consideration. Someone who is 19 may have the same costs as someone who is 26, but given less?
“In a written question response to the MP for Airdrie and Shotts, the DWP said that the reason lone parents under 25 on Universal Credit receive less money than under the legacy system is because they have lower living costs. Can you tell me in what way it costs a 24 year old less to be a single parent than a 26 year old?”
Source:
https://www.snp.org/50-questions-phillip-hammond-and-the-tories-dont-want-us-to-ask-so-weve-asked-them/
https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get
Source:
https://www.snp.org/50-questions-phillip-hammond-and-the-tories-dont-want-us-to-ask-so-weve-asked-them/
https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get
Timeline
| 18 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Oct 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
160
Status
Closed
Opened
18 Apr 2019
Closed
18 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.