Submitted on Thursday 26th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Extend Universal Credit to all UK residents during Coronavirus lockdown
To support everyone & reduce administrative burden during the lockdown, extend Universal Credit to all residents without application. At the end of the tax year, those earning over an agreed liveable wage pay tax to fund the credit, the more they earn, the more they would pay back.
This crisis will have an enormous impact on the economy and the established infrastructures. People without income could become malnourished, and civil unrest could ensue leading to an increase in criminal behaviour. The current provision offered leaves many in the population without the support they need; the self employed, free lancers, zero hours workers, amongst others. This proposal streamlines systems that are already in place, freeing up administrators to focus on other urgent issues.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you want the Government to support people who might not otherwise be eligible for Universal Credit, but it's not clear how you want the Government to change the eligibility criteria, or fund this.
We have published a petition calling on the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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