Axes the 5 week wait time for Universal Credit now!

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

There have been 950,000 new claims for Universal Credit since March 16.
The normal amount of claims lodged in a 2 week period is 100,000.
We call upon the Government to axe the 5 week wait period for Universal Credit to avoid people facing a cash crisis

The Salvation Army has said that the UC system could cause a coronavirus debt crisis.
Axe the 5 week wait period for Universal Credit now.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Pay Universal Credit from Day One

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

2 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 May 2020

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