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Change review process for ongoing benefits for people with lifelong disabilities

Submitted by Emma O'Neill on Monday 29th September 2025

Published on Monday 27th October 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 27th April 2026

Signatures: 371

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Petition Action

Change review process for ongoing benefits for people with lifelong disabilities

Petition Details

Allow workers in the DWP to review the available case notes for people who have lifelong disabilities rather than require people with lifelong disabilities and their carers to attend repeated reviews.

Additional Information

There are some people who have disabilities from birth which mean they will not able to be part of the workforce and will rely on benefits. Making these people attend reviews when the system changes can feel dehumanising, humiliating and stressful for them and their carers. There are available notes for these people and they should be accessed by DWP workers rather than a person having to continually "prove" they are still disabled. The data is available and we believe attending reviews is unnecessary.


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