Submitted on Sunday 3rd February 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 13th February 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Fundamentally reform Universal Credit
1, Continue to pay the housing element if a claimant is sanctioned.
2, Abolish the 35 hour job search requirement and instead ask claimants to apply for a minimum of 6 jobs every fortnight similar to the previous system.
3, Abolish the minimum income floor for the self employed.
Universal credit sanctions
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2018/august/universal-credit-sanctions-more-double-esa-and-jsa
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/27/universal-credit-fuels-homeless-crisis
35 hour job search requirement.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/22/benefit-sanctions-found-to-be-ineffective-and-damaging
The minimum income floor problem.
https://www.ruralsupport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Advice-NI-Social-Policy-Report.pdf
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