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Taxpayers should only support up to the second child in any family (cost of £890 million/year*)

Submitted on Wednesday 23rd July 2014

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Taxpayers should only support up to the second child in any family (cost of £890 million/year*)

Additional Information

A tiny proportion of the welfare budget is spent supporting large families; however the trend in larger families claiming benefits must be stopped so that the system is fair for those paying in, and not just those taking out.
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Families who commit to having more than two children must be financially sound to support them, and in no way rely on Taxpayer funds.
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Funds saved would advantage the working people – subsidising travel fares, improving road infrastructure, building new prisons, etc.
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The cap is needed to deter people from starting large families solely at the expense of the tax payer, and additionally to prevent a rise in people abusing the benefit, whether here, or when bringing in large families from overseas.
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Effecting the cap now rather than later ensures that the amount of families affected by the cap remains as low as possible.

A small and completely fair move to benefit the Taxpayers.

* sums omitted due to this form only allowing a max 1000


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