Petition · past parliament
Stop Boris Johnson taking £20 a week of people's universal credit
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Boris Johnson is going to put thousands of people in more financial hardship by reducing their universal credit payments by £20 a week, that's a £1000 a year worse off
This country is in enough financial hardship with the job losses and now he wants to take even more money away from people's UC which is supposed to be there to help people, my partner lost his job, I work part time and now claim uc which helps cover the bills which I can't pay due to low income, harder with a young child at home aswell
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.