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Stop DWP powers to receive universal credit claimants bank account information

Submitted by Fionnuala Donnelly on Wednesday 11th February 2026

Published on Wednesday 25th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Friday 25th September 2026

Current Signatures: 55
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Access ~ Accused ~ bank account ~ Banks ~ Benefits ~ Carry ~ checks ~ concerns ~ Considered ~ Danger ~ Department ~ DWP ~ Gdpr ~ government departments ~ No Evidence ~ Parliament ~ Tax ~ Universal Credit ~ Universal Credit claims ~ Universities ~ vulnerability

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 55 signatures in total, with signatories from 49 constituencies. That makes it the 1,451st most popular open petition, and the 28,145th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 20% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -5% (very 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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