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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Stop the rise in benefits

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Why should people on benefits get a 5.2% rise when public sector workers are only geting a 1% rise,people in the private sector do not get a 5.2% rise,how is this fair.

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