Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Adapt universal credit to support people who are paid every 4 weeks.
Closed
55 signatures
What the petition asks
4 weekly pay dates, such as retail workers, have 1 month where 2 pay dates are calculated into 1 universal credit assessment (UC). This affects everyone who has to deal with this as many of us live pay to pay and can’t afford to not get UC for that month. More so if we pay for childcare.
Change the universal credit assessment dates to support people on 4 weekly pay or offer support for people during the month where they are not supported. Not with food bank vouchers either - we need more stability, even more so during this cost of living crisis.
Timeline
| 16 Jun 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Dec 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
55
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
16 Jun 2023
Closed
16 Dec 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.