Review How Child Element Of Universal Credit Is Calculated

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The way UC is calculated means that often a resident parents UC ends with a new partner. This leaves some parents (mostly women) and children at a financial disadvantage. Child element should be calculated on the parents incomes, not the resident households income.

Calculating child element of universal credit on the qualifying childs parents income and not the household income will significantly improve many children's quality of life.
It enables a calming parent to be more financially independent, not relying on new partners to cover the shortfall after UC has stopped even though their personal income may not changed or has has greatly reduced due to their claim ending.
And stops partners being financially responsible for children that are not theirs.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Stop requiring couples to make joint claims for Universal Credit

If you and your partner live together you have to apply for Universal Credit as a couple. This means that your Universal Credit award, including any child element, is based on your and your partner's income.

Timeline

14 Jun 2021	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jun 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Jun 2021

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