Petition · past parliament

Look into the high recovery payments of over paid tax credits.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Many families are facing a 50% reduction of their tax credits due to over payments. This plunges many families into debt and financial hardship and unable to pay household bills.
The repayment rate should be capped at a lower % and should be spread out over the full year or longer if needed.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure exactly how you want the current rules to change. The maximum reductions are set according to household income. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/tax-credits-overpayments/repay-your-tax-credits

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

26 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
31 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 May 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.