Submitted on Monday 25th August 2025
Rejected on Monday 15th September 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Allow University Graduates Access To Universal Credit Without Added Barriers
Thousands of UK graduates face harsh realities in 2025. Despite skills and ambition, 12.7% over 96,000 struggle with jobs demanding years of experience. Unpaid roles, underemployment and ineligibility for Universal Credit leaves them without financial support, highlighting a systemic failure.
This issue isn’t just about individuals, it’s a generation and economy at risk. Graduates can’t afford to live or build careers, causing wasted talent, harming UK productivity, innovation, and societal health. We demand automatic Universal Credit for job-seeking grads, tailored job support, clear hiring standards, and fair-paid career programs. Graduates seek dignity and opportunity; the government must act now.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Graduates are already eligible to claim Universal Credit as long as they: live in the UK; are aged 18 or over; are under State Pension age; and have £16,000 or less in money, savings and investments. You can find more information about eligibility to claim Universal Credit here: www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility
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