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Create a benefit for stay at home parents with children of preschool age

Submitted by Celine Jackson on Tuesday 12th August 2025

Published on Tuesday 26th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 26th February 2026

Signatures: 31

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At Home ~ Benefits ~ Bodies ~ Child ~ childcare ~ Children ~ Council ~ Create ~ Dads ~ Desperate ~ Expected ~ Homeless ~ Housing ~ mortgages ~ Mums ~ pointless ~ Raise ~ Return ~ work

Petition Action

Create a benefit for stay at home parents with children of preschool age

Petition Details

Stay at home mums and dads are often expected to return to work within a year of having a child. We think that is not enough time for a mother’s body/mind to heal and costs of childcare makes working pointless. We think a child should be with their parents at such a crucial age.

Additional Information

Raise income support by creating a benefit for stay at home parents.

Many people are struggling to pay their rent which means more people are appealing for council housing. We think creating a home maker benefit for stay at home parents would mean more people could afford private renting/mortgages and council housing could then be used for people who are in desperate need and homeless.


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