Put time limits on claiming housing & welfare benefits and require job-seeking
Introduce time limits on claiming combined housing subsidies, council tax support and Universal Credit for all able-bodied working-age adults. Require active job-seeking and skills development for all able-bodied working-age adults who claim housing and welfare benefits.
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- 19 JAN 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Venkata Patchamatla
Background
Taxpayers fund welfare, but many do not see a pathway encouraging recipients towards independence. Without time limits, those receiving benefits may lack motivation to transition into work. Time-bound support with job-search requirements could create mutual benefit: recipients could gain skills and self-sufficiency, while working families may see contributions create genuine pathways out of poverty rather than permanent dependency. We believe the system should lift people up, not trap them.