Don’t consider bonus or overtime payments when calculating universal credit
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.
Signatures
90
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 90/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 90/100,000
- 24 JUN 2025Petition closedFinal total: 90 signatures
- 24 DEC 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
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.