Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions

Do not deduct Carer's Allowance or pension payment from Universal Credit

Closed 437 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should change how Universal Credit is calculated so pension payments and Carer's Allowance is not deducted from a person's Universal Credit payment.
We believe it is immoral to deduct these payments from Universal Credit, where a person is providing unpaid care, or in receipt of pension payments they have paid into during their working life.

Timeline

11 Jan 2022 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jul 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 437
Status Closed
Department Department for Work and Pensions
Opened 11 Jan 2022
Closed 11 Jul 2022

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