Submitted on Sunday 17th March 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 26th March 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Make major changes to Universal Credit to accommodate self employed individuals
One size does not fit all. Universal Credit does not cater for self employed people and new businesses. The government & UC / DWP only give new businesses 12 months to start up, build and achieve unrealistic levels of income which would normally take 2 or 3 years of trading to reach.
The government welcome people becoming self employed as they have no need to claim JSA. However if you take home more than £192 per month you have reductions in your entitlement equal to 63p out of every £ above this figure. You also get deductions if you don't meet a minimum income floor equal to 35 hours per week (this is after deducting associated expenses, income tax & NI). Universal Credit is a double edged sword for the self employed. It effectively punishes the self employed for working.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you're concerned about how Universal Credit works for people who are self-employed, but we're not sure exactly what changes you'd like to see.
You could start a new petition asking for a specific change. For example, you could ask for the 12 month period to be increased to 3 years, if that's what you'd like to happen.
A group of MPs called the Work and Pensions Committee has recommended that the Government make changes to how Universal Credit works for self-employed people. You can find out more here:
www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/inquiry/universal-credit-self-employment/
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