Submitted on Saturday 23rd May 2020
Rejected on Monday 3rd August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Ban welfare payments to polygamous families
Polygamy (having more than one spouse) is illegal. Despite that, it still goes on in some countries. Some governments have banned welfare payments to such families. It's possible that such families can take home more money through welfare payments than working couples. We should do the same
Throughout the world, there are millions of hard-working, tax-paying law-abiding couples with one husband and one wife who are struggling to make ends meet. It is not fair that those who break the law can take advantages of legal loopholes. Such people can take home more money in social security benefits than those hard-working, tax-paying couples who work. It puts a disproportionate strain on the taxpayer.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
While it is true that all marriages which take place in the United Kingdom must be monogamous and must be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the relevant legislation, a polygamous marriage can be considered valid in the UK if the parties were domiciled in a country where polygamous marriage is permitted and entered into the marriage in a country which permits polygamy.
The 2010 Government decided that the Universal Credit rules would not recognise additional partners in polygamous relationships. We're not sure what more you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
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