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Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions

For the Government to legislate to abolish the Benefits Cap.

Closed 363 signatures

What the petition asks

To introduce legislation that removes the Benefits Cap.
The Benefits Cap was brought in during the discredited era of austerity, where it was wrongly stated that people on benefits were receiving far more than people in employment. This was never the reality for the majority. The Benefits Cap is an existing relic of a failed agenda which is having a detrimental effect on the lives of those in receipt of benefits.

Timeline

17 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 363
Status Closed
Department Department for Work and Pensions
Opened 17 Mar 2020
Closed 17 Sep 2020

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