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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Petition Benefits claimants to work for five years at least to qualify for benefits

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This petition calls for the UK Government to make it compulsory that all benefits claimants including asylum seekers to have worked in the UK for at least five years before becoming entitled to any UK benefit.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months

8 signatures

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