Petitions/Don’t consider bonus or overtime payments when calculating universal credit
StatusClosed
Opened24 Dec 2024
Closes24 Jun 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Change the law so that people who claim universal credits & work, don't get penalised if they receive a bonus in work or if they work a small amount of overtime for a special occasion coming up i.e. a child's birthday, xmas.

We believe this affects hundreds of thousands of families in the UK especially single parents who are doing their best to work and juggle parenting. If someone got a £300 bonus in work in most cases their UC would be reduced by 65% of the net payment. We think a change is needed to allow for these bonuses to not effect their usual monthly payments.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Carolyn Harris
1Carolyn Harris MP
Neath and Swansea East
10
Torsten Bell
2Torsten Bell MP
Swansea West
7
David Chadwick
3David Chadwick MP
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
3
Liam Conlon
4Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
2
Preet Kaur Gill
5Preet Kaur Gill MP
Birmingham Edgbaston
2
Jess Phillips
6Jess Phillips MP
Birmingham Yardley
2
Baggy Shanker
7Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
2
Gill Furniss
8Gill Furniss MP
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
2
Mark Garnier
9Mark Garnier MP
Wyre Forest
2
Rachael Maskell
10Rachael Maskell MP
York Central
2
Don’t consider bonus or overtime payments when calculating universal credit — Petitions