Petition
Stop Carer’s Allowance from Being Deducted from Universal Credit.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Carer’s Allowance must be exempt from the Universal Credit income calculations, just as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is exempt. Carers should be properly recognised and supported.
Carers are the backbone of our communities it’s time the system respected and supported them properly.
Carers are the backbone of our communities it’s time the system respected and supported them properly.
• End the deduction of Carer’s Allowance from Universal Credit.
• Value carers’ contribution to society fairly.
• Allow carers to keep both their Carer’s Allowance and full Universal Credit entitlement.
• Value carers’ contribution to society fairly.
• Allow carers to keep both their Carer’s Allowance and full Universal Credit entitlement.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
The following petition calls for a similar action:
Stop deducting carer's allowance from income based welfare
Stop deducting carer's allowance from income based welfare
Stop deducting carer's allowance from income based welfare
Stop deducting carer's allowance from income based welfare
Timeline
| 26 Apr 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 May 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 May 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.