Submitted by Harriet White on Tuesday 30th January 2024
Published on Tuesday 13th February 2024
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 13th August 2024
Current Signatures: 1,111
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Change Universal Credit rules for farmers
We want the Government to support one of its most needed industries by changing the UC rules for farmers. We would like farmers to have to report income yearly instead of monthly. We also want to abandon the Minimum Income Floor permanently for farmers previously claiming legacy benefits.
We want the Government to support the farmers, the backbone of the country. We believe the current system is not fit for purpose. We think it is flawed and benefits the Government and not those that genuinely require help and income support.
Farming is not a monthly business, it’s barely yearly! You might sow in one financial year and harvest it in the next. We believe farming is not typical self-employment, your profit/income may not be determined on your hours or endless hard work but on uncontrollable factors.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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