Submitted on Tuesday 16th July 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 31st July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Scrap the Universal Credit minimum income floor for self-employed people.
Many people who are self-employed find themselves discriminated against through this flaw in the Universal Credit system. A self-employed business may take years to bring in a significant income and some people may work like this as a flexible option to facilitate other things in their life.
We want the following changes
1. Remove the minimum income floor permanently.
2. Consider the income from the self-employment, when calculating the Universal Credit payment, as an income from employment would be considered e.g. only the amount earned is considered.
3. Only take into consideration the amount of money taken from the business as drawings - not all profit is income for the self employed person as they need to keep money for the up-keep of the business.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/243097
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