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Raise the Universal Credit rent cap of £300

Submitted on Tuesday 11th April 2023

Rejected on Thursday 13th April 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Raise the Universal Credit rent cap of £300

Petition Details

All single persons on Universal Credit throughout the UK receives £300 for rent. This is totally inadequate and needs to be raised.

Additional Information

I want the government to raise the cap so people don’t loose their homes and add to the homeless crisis we have at the moment


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

It is not true that how much Universal Credit claimants receive for housing costs is capped at £300.

The amount Universal Credit claimants receive for housing costs depends on the number of bedrooms they are entitled to, and the Local Housing Allowance rates for their area.

We could accept a petition calling for the Government to change the rules governing Local Housing Allowance rates, but you'd need to be clear how you wanted these rules to be changed.

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