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Introduce a benefits payment card that can be used for essentials only

Submitted by D Meiring on Friday 28th November 2025

Published on Thursday 8th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 8th July 2026

Current Signatures: 1,515
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Benefits ~ Clothes ~ Concern ~ concerns ~ Ensure ~ Essential ~ fund ~ Money ~ Payment ~ Tax ~ The State ~ Welfare

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 1,515 signatures in total, with signatories from 538 constituencies. That makes it the 241st most popular open petition, and the 6,471st most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 80% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 3% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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