Allow University Graduates Access To Universal Credit Without Added Barriers

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Thousands of UK graduates face harsh realities in 2025. Despite skills and ambition, 12.7% over 96,000 struggle with jobs demanding years of experience. Unpaid roles, underemployment and ineligibility for Universal Credit leaves them without financial support, highlighting a systemic failure.

This issue isn’t just about individuals, it’s a generation and economy at risk. Graduates can’t afford to live or build careers, causing wasted talent, harming UK productivity, innovation, and societal health. We demand automatic Universal Credit for job-seeking grads, tailored job support, clear hiring standards, and fair-paid career programs. Graduates seek dignity and opportunity; the government must act now.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Graduates are already eligible to claim Universal Credit as long as they: live in the UK; are aged 18 or over; are under State Pension age; and have £16,000 or less in money, savings and investments. You can find more information about eligibility to claim Universal Credit here: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

25 Aug 2025	Petition opened for signatures
15 Sep 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Sep 2025

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