Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Protect the childcare element of Universal Credit from deductions
Closed
49 signatures
What the petition asks
Deductions from the childcare element of Universal Credit need to stop.
By applying the deductions resulting from earnings to the childcare element, single parents who have no choice other than to use childcare can be left financially worse off for working. Childcare is a set cost that many parents have to pay to enable them to work, and parents should not be penalised for this.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
49
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
17 Mar 2020
Closed
17 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.