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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Maximum Claim Period for Unemploment Benefits

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Too many people claim the dole ad infinitum, with no genuine intention of ever working again. a six month maximum claim period would concentrate minds amongst the workshy, with a clear message being sent from 'alarm clock Britain': work or starve.

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