Submitted by RYAN MOLLOY on Monday 30th March 2026
Published on Monday 27th April 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 27th October 2026
Current Signatures: 18
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
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Access ~ Benefits ~ cancer diagnosis ~ Contributions ~ Demand ~ Disability benefits ~ Illness ~ independence ~ insurance ~ National Insurance ~ Payment ~ PIP ~ Priority ~ Safety ~ Safety Net ~ system ~ Tax ~ trust ~ Uc ~ Universal Credit ~ Universities ~ Working People ~ Years
Automatic access to disability benefits for working people with cancer
We demand automatic access to Universal Credit Health Elements and disability benefits for working people with cancer who have paid National Insurance contributions.
You pay into the system through years of taxes and National Insurance contributions, trusting it will provide a safety net during serious illness. A cancer diagnosis shatters that trust for far too many because, despite contributing responsibly, the current rules for Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can fail to recognise the unique realities of cancer patients. We want cancer to be a recognised priority in UC and PIP.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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