More than 5,400 people have signed an online petition calling for the new rules to be reversed.
A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to reverse Universal Credit rule changes that affect parents of young children. The Department for Work and Pensions introduced changes to the frequency of appointments with work coaches for parents of children aged one and two-years-old in July and is set to implement further changes this Autumn for those with children up to the age of 12.
The founder of Mothers Uncovered, a creative support network for mothers, continued: “Parenting is work. The bonding time that parents spend with children is valuable. Do we think it’s right that a child as young as three should be parked in all day care and only see their parent at weekends? The changes are not limited to parents and apply to all Universal Credit claimants who have the main caring responsibilities for children. This could be a parent, grandparent, kinship carer, adoptive parent, or other guardian, dependent on their individual family circumstances.Where there is a lone parent, they will always be listed as the lead carer and for couples on Universal Credit, individuals can identify who is the lead carer.
The petition continues: “This is short-sighted, inhumane and signals a change in how the welfare state values parenting despite saving on the cost of state-funded childcare; regarding unpaid care work as less valuable to society.
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