Petitions tagged with 'CHILD BENEFITS'

• Child benefits should only be used to buy products essential for living
  People who claim child benefits should only be allowed to spend that money on products that are essential to living not improving living. These products are needs not wants, so if they use these benefits to buy sky that is a need not a need and it [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Thursday 17 April 2014, Signatures: 1
• Stop Child Benefits going abroad,including Europe for Kids that have never st foot in the Country
  Stop paying ChildBenefits,Tax Credits to family's who have their children living permanently/residing in another country, for parents to receive such benefits, the child must be living and being educated in the UK, otherwise the family must make a [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Wednesday 23 July 2014, Signatures: 25
• Limit child benefits to two children
  Reduce the burden on the nation's finances by limiting child benefit to two children only, resident within the family in the United Kingdom. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Cancel Immigrants rights to child benefits whilst their children are not in the UK, Regardless of where they were born.
  Impose an immediate ban regardless of EU legislation on immigrants claiming Child benefits, whilst they have no children located in the UK regardless of where their children were born. We need to ensure that TAX PAYERS money resides in our own [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Saturday 8 March 2014, Signatures: 5143
• An end to paying Child Benefits for families with more than 2 children
  The Government needs to take action to curtail rampant benefit spending on Child Benefit. Couples wishing to have more than 2 children should no longer expect the state to pay for those additional children. If without additional benefits a couple [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Sunday 26 May 2013, Signatures: 12
• Reduce the UK's population to a sustainable level
  The UK population is contributing to climate change, and also habitat destruction, from "development", which is encroaching onto valuable wildlife habitat, and from intensive farming, which is now necessary for food security. [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Tuesday 8 October 2013, Signatures: 51
• STOP child benefits changes in 2013
  Please think logically about the descision of cutting child benefit. How can it be fair to have a family earning above 42000 (with one parent) lose child benefit when a family of two parents working and jointly earning 80000 are year not losing child [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Thursday 29 November 2012, Signatures: 9
• British Empire reparations
  The British Government should start taking steps towards reparations for the British Empire and the suffering of the colonists: [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Limiting government expenditure on child benefits
  With increasing pressure to reduce budget deficit, I propose that child benefits should be paid in a staggered manner which should be full benefit for the first 2 children, half benefit for the next 2 and none for the children thereafter. This will [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Saturday 19 January 2013, Signatures: 4
• Simpler tax and child benefits system
  A simpler system of tax were if you earn under a certain amount you pay no tax and if you have children or some sort of extenuating circumstances you can pay less tax, instead of tax benefits paying the tax back to you don't pay it in the first [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Saturday 19 January 2013, Signatures: 2
• Simpler tax and child benefits system
  A simpler system of tax were if you earn under a certain amount you pay no tax and if you have children or some sort of extenuating circumstances you can pay less tax, instead of tax benefits paying the tax back to you don't pay it in the first [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Saturday 19 January 2013, Signatures: 1
• Benefits
  No person can claim housing, unemployment and child benefits or free use of the NHS without at least five years history of paying taxation /National Insurance within the UK. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Limit child benefits to 3 children per family
  Child benefit should be paid to the first three children in any family. The UK is massively over populated, resources in this country are stretched and people need to have some social responsibility in the number of children they have. People should [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Friday 19 October 2012, Signatures: 16
• Stop Child Benefit Being paid to non-British born children
  UK Government should stop all payments to EU Nationals claiming child benefits for children who are not born or living in the UK. If a child is not resident or does not have a british passport why should we support it with tax payers money? [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Friday 19 October 2012, Signatures: 27
• Illegal immigration in this country is a joke!
  If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 yrs. hard labor. If you cross the Afghanistan border illegally, you get shot. Two Americans just got eight years for crossing the Iranian border. If you cross the UK border illegally you get [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Restrict child benefits to those who have paid taxes for at least 5 years
  This petition has been set up to help prevent young people choosing a child as a career choice. [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Saturday 25 August 2012, Signatures: 13
• Child benefits must cease for children borne after nine months have elapsed. This will not affect existing, or expecting, parents.
  None of the recent rioters have had a decent family upbringing. They might be loved in an “I’ll buy you some designer trainers” way, but they have not been set any boundaries and therefore have no discipline. Having no sense of belonging they [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Wednesday 22 August 2012, Signatures: 6
• Child tax credits/child benefits etc
  Reduce benefits and invest that money in free/low cost child daycare for working families. [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Wednesday 22 August 2012, Signatures: 4
• Child Benefits and Tax Credit should be limited to the first two children
  The title says it all [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Abolish the Child Benefit System
  I ask the government to consider abolishing the child benefits system which is allowing certain members of our society to use the DWP as their employer.The benefit is being abused and was never intended to be a full time employment tool for anyone. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• fairer alocation of social housing
  i believe that people who work and contibute to the economy should have more chance of gaining points for housing allocation over those who dont, ie unemployed, imagrants and in particular those who are costing the goverment money through drug [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Wednesday 15 August 2012, Signatures: 5
• Parental Courses In Exchange For Child Benefits
  In order to nurture respect in communities, teach parents to be parents by introducing the requirement of attending and passing a parenting course in exchange for full child benefits. [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Wednesday 22 August 2012, Signatures: 3
• Rioters Parent's should lose there Child Benefits
  Why should the parents get there Child Benefits whilst there childeren are out breaking the law, stealing and even assaulting people. These people should know better. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Bring charges or other action against the parents/legal guardians of those too young to be charged for their roles in the RIOTS.
  The parents/legal guardians of those too young to be legally held responsible for their actions during the recent rioting should be held responsible for these actions as they are legal guardians of these children and are ultimately responsible for [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Child benefits
  Child Benefit to be given only to first and second [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Put a cap on how many children a parent can claim on child benefits to prevent benefit babies
  There should be a cap of 3 children per couple of which they can recieve child benefits. Any child they have after the limit should be supported solely by the couple and not be reliant on society. This aims to prevent the growing culture of benefit [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Wednesday 15 August 2012, Signatures: 19
• Limit child benefits to just two children
  Unemployed people with large families are getting more in welfare than those who work - they get free large social housing or rent expensive large homes. Child benefit should be limited to just 2 children and housing benefit only paid on homes with 3 [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• NO CHILD BENEFITS FOR MORE THAN TWO CHILDREN
  The government needs to stop paying people child associated benefits once they have had two children. Not only do more tax credits have to be paid, more child benefits but also housing benefits, NHS costs for birth and through life, education costs [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Wednesday 8 February 2012, Signatures: 3581
• Child Benefits
  I petition that the 'High Income limit Child Benefit Tax Charge' should no longer be based on an individuals earnings but on the combined wage of both parents/guardians. The limit should also be increased to that of the average salary of two working [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Scrap Child Benefit After 2 Babies.
  Scrap child benefits after having 2 babies, this will teach people the art of 'contraception' and save the countries finances. Some people carry on having babies so that they can claim benefits whis is getting out of hand. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 1
• Reduce Child Benefit Costs
  I want the government to immediately stop paying child benefits to any child born where there are more than 3 children in the family. [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Monday 30 March 2015, Signatures: 5
• winter fuel payments for ex pats
  Ex pats should continue to receive winter fuel allowance, it is part of their pension rights. Payment should NOt be determined by country of residence but by eligibility for UK state pension, as is child benefits payments to children who do not [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Monday 30 March 2015, Signatures: 6192
• stop winter fuel payments for people who live in hot countries
  Ex pats should NOTcontinue to receive winter fuel allowance, as it is NOT part of their pension rights. Payment SHOULD be determined by country of residence. Expats should not compare a supplement towards heating with child benefits payments or the [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Monday 30 March 2015, Signatures: 10
• I want to change the law on child benefits for working people,we are struggling
  I work 40+ hours a week and my partner works 30+ hours per week,we have an 18 month old son and we get absolute zero help with childcare costs,we are currently paying 680.00 per month and its getting impossible to feed and live,people with benefits [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 0
• Cap Child Benefits At Two Children
  It is not fair for people who work hard and pay income tax to support people who have never worked and have a lot of children and live on benefits their whole life. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 0
• Increase the Statutory Maternity Pay to match Minimum Wage
  The Statutory Maternity Pay is currently 90% of your wages for the first 6 weeks and then £139.58 or 90% of your wages (whichever is LOWEST) for the next 33 weeks. This equates to roughly £558.32 per 4 weeks for full time workers. [...]
  Status: rejected, Signatures: 0
• Stop cutting child benefits for families struggling in the uk
  From April 2016 the income threshold was cut from £6,420 to £3,850 meaning fewer people are eligible to claim child benefits, for families with over two children in the UK this means that they will not get benefits for the 3rd+ child. [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Saturday 4 February 2017, Signatures: 13
• Clamp down on the tax loop holes for contractors and limited companies.
  Certain contractors are avoiding tax by paying corporation tax at 20pc and taking a modest wage plus dividends from the company, they save on income tax and National Insurance contributions. Some are also able to keep child benefits because their [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Thursday 1 January 1970, Signatures: 7
• Create a benefit for bereaved parents.
  Currently in the U.K. there is a pension and a one off payment of £2000 of your partner dies. Well what if your child dies? Benefits for bereaved parents would give them time to grieve after loss. [...]
  Status: closed, Close Date: Thursday 1 January 1970, Signatures: 19
• A Fair Parenting law so that both parents get equal child benefits.
  Parents should receive benefits - Child Benefit, Disability Benefit or Carers allowance - for the period their child stays with them. [...]
  Status: open, Closing Date: Wednesday 20 February 2019, Signatures: 6