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Cap inflation to 3%

Submitted on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Rejected on Thursday 31st July 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Cap inflation to 3%

Petition Details

Currently, inflation has increased to 3.6% while benefits and wages have very small margins of change. Make the government take responsibility- cap inflation to 3% and improve the countries quality of life.

Additional Information

The “cost of living crisis” is causing more poverty, negatively affecting peoples quality of life and effecting their mental health. Many people struggle with every day living costs (Food, energy bills etc.), and this appears to only be getting worse.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

It's not possible for the Government to cap inflation is a measure of the cost of goods and services. The Government does set the Bank of England a target of 2% for inflation.

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