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Stop DWP additional spouse payments in overseas-registered polygamous marriages

5,360
signatures
openDepartment for Work and Pensionsby Mr Stuart HopkinsonOpened 9 June 2026

Background

From April 2026, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) permits people in the UK in specific, legally recognized, overseas-registered polygamous marriages to receive additional benefit payments, with rates for "additional spouses" increasing to £125.25 per week.

Additional details

We believe this should not be UK tax-payer funded.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

DaventryStuart Andrew
3
Hazel GroveLisa Smart
2
NuneatonJodie Gosling
2
Chester South and EddisburyAphra Brandreth
1
Coventry SouthZarah Sultana
1
East WiltshireDanny Kruger
1
Esher and WaltonMonica Harding
1
Goole and PocklingtonDavid Davis
1
GuildfordZöe Franklin
1
Isle of Wight EastJoe Robertson
1
Leicester SouthShockat Adam
1
Meriden and Solihull EastSaqib Bhatti
1
North West NorfolkJames Wild
1
Plymouth Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard
1
RedditchChris Bloore
1
Runnymede and WeybridgeDr Ben Spencer
1
Scarborough and WhitbyAlison Hume
1
ScunthorpeSir Nicholas Dakin
1
Sheffield HallamOlivia Blake
1
South DorsetLloyd Hatton
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 769583.