Change Universal Credit so second parent earnings don't affect family’s payment

Submitted by Rizwana kausar on Sunday 7th December 2025

Published on Monday 19th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 19th July 2026

Current Signatures: 25
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Department for Work and Pensions

Tagged with

At Home ~ Change ~ Children ~ credit cuts ~ Cutting ~ Face ~ Families ~ Parent ~ Payment ~ Poverty ~ right thing ~ RISE ~ Uc ~ Universal Credit ~ Universities ~ work

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Popularity

This petition has 25 signatures in total, with signatories from 19 constituencies. That makes it the 2,140th most popular open petition, and the 39,296th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 7% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 16% (average).

Signatures by Constituency

3 - Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
3 - Blackley and Middleton South
2 - Manchester Rusholme
2 - Burnley
1 - Ipswich
1 - Oldham East and Saddleworth
1 - Birmingham Yardley
1 - Derby South
1 - Erewash
1 - East Wiltshire
1 - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
1 - Beckenham and Penge
1 - Croydon West
1 - Pontypridd
1 - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
1 - Christchurch
1 - Bury North
1 - Ilford South
1 - Widnes and Halewood

Signatures by Region

13 - North West
3 - London
2 - East Midlands
2 - West Midlands
2 - South West
1 - East of England
1 - Wales
1 - Scotland

Signatures by Country

25 - United Kingdom

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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