The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies.
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
Ministers
Raise statutory maternity pay to £250 a week & raise UC during maternity leave
Opened on Thursday 28th March 2024
14 signatures so far
Consider child maintenance payments as earnings for calculating benefits
Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
15 signatures so far
Provide funding to build 90,000 new social homes
Opened on Thursday 21st March 2024
99 signatures so far
Exempt a home owned by people living in tied accommodation from UC calculations
Opened on Wednesday 20th March 2024
14 signatures so far
Give people a right to have online/phone/video Universal Credit appointments
Opened on Tuesday 19th March 2024
15 signatures so far
Give 500,000 UK overseas State Pensioners with frozen pensions parity
Opened on Friday 15th March 2024
17 signatures so far
Introduce: ‘The Sex Workers Discrimination Act'
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
43 signatures so far
Require all landlords/agencies to accept tenants claiming benefits
Opened on Monday 11th March 2024
24 signatures so far
Change Universal Credit Housing Element Rules when rent is set per week
Opened on Thursday 7th March 2024
21 signatures so far
Require employers to grant one day off a month for sporting activity
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
9 signatures so far
Offer low- or no-interest Government loans to all UK taxpayers
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
16 signatures so far
Increase staffing to handle Universal Credit claims and queries
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
32 signatures so far
Extend Sure Start Maternity Grant and Healthy Start to all working mothers
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
30 signatures so far
Increase alcohol tax and use revenue for improving mental health services
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
17 signatures so far
Introduce a national minimum wage for jobs existing within anti-social hours
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
82 signatures so far
Abolish taxes on the home: Inheritance Tax, Stamp Duty Tax & Capital Gains Tax
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
32 signatures so far
Raise the Tax-Free Personal Allowance to £16,000 in the next tax year
Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
92 signatures so far
New benefit for parents in a single or low income household until child is 5
Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
12 signatures so far
Create an optional tax contribution system
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
11 signatures so far
Extend the Household Support Fund
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
45 signatures so far
Increase statutory maternity leave and pay to 2 years at 75% pay
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
28 signatures so far
Require landlords and letting agents to offer video viewings for disabled people
Opened on Tuesday 27th February 2024
14 signatures so far
No stamp duty for first and second-time buyers
Opened on Tuesday 27th February 2024
14 signatures so far
Extend the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to all UK pension schemes
Opened on Monday 26th February 2024
54 signatures so far
Give our homeless Veterans the same accommodation provision as asylum seekers
Opened on Monday 19th February 2024
482 signatures so far
Require landlords to offer a single person discount on rent
Opened on Friday 16th February 2024
36 signatures so far
Provide financial support for full-time workers with high-interest mortgages
Opened on Friday 16th February 2024
20 signatures so far
Do not increase the State Pension age above 68
Opened on Wednesday 14th February 2024
675 signatures so far
Enable community-led protective covenants for local historical & heritage sites
Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
278 signatures so far
Change Universal Credit rules for farmers
Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
1,063 signatures so far
Ensure Government funding for police exceeds council tax police precept
Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
53 signatures so far
Provide all pensioners born before April 1951 with the new State Pension
Opened on Thursday 8th February 2024
11,148 signatures so far
Base child maintenance calculation on net pay
Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
22 signatures so far
Prevent public bodies from conducting private prosecutions
Opened on Friday 2nd February 2024
32 signatures so far
Abolish the Bedroom Tax
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
54 signatures so far
Add a mobility element to Attendance Allowance
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
11,355 signatures so far
Make it illegal to take photos of children on private property without consent
Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
12 signatures so far
Review legislation governing the admissibility of computer evidence
Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
129 signatures so far
Make all workplace bullying illegal
Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
134 signatures so far
Raise the personal tax allowance to £15,000
Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
9,423 signatures so far
Don't increase financial thresholds for exemption from financial promotion rules
Opened on Monday 29th January 2024
19 signatures so far
Allow people to retain and make new claims for Child Tax Credits
Opened on Friday 26th January 2024
16 signatures so far
Remove joint and several liability in tenancy agreements in proven cases of DV
Opened on Friday 26th January 2024
64 signatures so far
Fund sustainable, affordable housing for first-time buyers and families
Opened on Tuesday 23rd January 2024
23 signatures so far
Increase UK VAT threshold to match inflation - it has been £85k since 2017
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
47 signatures so far
Do not let the Government access information on pensioners' bank accounts.
Opened on Wednesday 17th January 2024
14,474 signatures so far
Reduce the State Pension age to 63
Opened on Wednesday 17th January 2024
112 signatures so far
Ban councils putting council tax up higher than the 5% annual threshold
Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
84 signatures so far
Offer the State Pension to all at 60, increase to equal 48hrs at the Living Wage
Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
52,068 signatures so far
Don't treat tax rebates as income for Universal Credit
Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
32 signatures so far
Increase Carer’s Allowance to equal 35 hours at 50% of the living wage.
Opened on Friday 12th January 2024
4,914 signatures so far
Make all pensions exempt from income tax
Opened on Thursday 11th January 2024
212 signatures so far
Take action to ensure UK employment law applies to all UK employees
Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
30 signatures so far
Allow Universal Credit claimants to have childcare costs paid direct to provider
Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
37 signatures so far
Introduce fines for PIP assessment companies if decision is overturned on appeal
Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
112 signatures so far
Stop classing student maintenance loan as income when working out UC entitlement
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
47 signatures so far
Extend cost of living payments to low income households beyond February 2024
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
18,062 signatures so far
Allow opt out from financial advice for old Defined Benefit schemes under £250k
Opened on Wednesday 20th December 2023
35 signatures so far
Make separated parents eligible for the Bereavement Support Payment
Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
15 signatures so far
Commission public inquiry into pension providers’ ‘lifestyling’ strategies
Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
31 signatures so far
Create a specific offence of romance fraud and a register of romance fraudsters
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
198 signatures so far
Give same legal rights and obligations of married people to cohabiting partners
Opened on Friday 15th December 2023
24 signatures so far
Reform the Bereavement Notification System for Government Services
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
124 signatures so far
Freeze the state pension age at 66 years of age
Opened on Wednesday 13th December 2023
269 signatures so far
Disregard Christmas bonus payments on Universal Credit Claimants
Opened on Wednesday 13th December 2023
46 signatures so far
Require home buyers pay a deposit to seller after mortgage approval
Opened on Wednesday 13th December 2023
14 signatures so far
Prohibit Inquiry into Previous Salary Information by Employers
Opened on Tuesday 12th December 2023
18 signatures so far
Do not suspend Universal Credit payments while reviewing claims
Opened on Tuesday 12th December 2023
2,311 signatures so far
Cease plans to make changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)
Opened on Friday 8th December 2023
42 signatures so far
Prevent employers enforcing office attendance when the role can be done at home
Opened on Thursday 7th December 2023
44 signatures so far
Abolish the High Income Child Benefit Charge
Opened on Tuesday 5th December 2023
1,962 signatures so far
Keep the couples Administrative Earnings Threshold for parents
Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
31 signatures so far
Exempt all state pensions and benefits from income tax
Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
366 signatures so far
Cease migrations onto Universal Credit for those who are clinically vulnerable
Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
52 signatures so far
Change The Law On State Pensions For Those Facing Terminal Illnesses
Opened on Monday 27th November 2023
60 signatures so far
Review the effectiveness of benefit assessments and experience of claimants
Opened on Wednesday 22nd November 2023
497 signatures so far
Do not introduce regular bank account checks for benefit claimants
Opened on Monday 20th November 2023
23,747 signatures so far
Review Civil Servants Pay, creating consistency across departments
Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
19 signatures so far
Increase Universal Credit for families with disabled children
Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
42 signatures so far
Make State Pensions tax free
Opened on Friday 10th November 2023
45,240 signatures so far
Require annual property inspections for leaseholders and tenants
Opened on Thursday 9th November 2023
59 signatures so far
Fund free passes for carers for visitor attractions
Opened on Monday 6th November 2023
29 signatures so far
Increase Statutory Paternity Leave to 3 months
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
63 signatures so far
Allow people receiving Carer's Allowance to work up to 16 hours a week
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
244 signatures so far
Create a Government-run bank for people who can't open an account elsewhere
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
42 signatures so far
Disregard compensation payments for means-tested benefits
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
50 signatures so far
Review operation of law in respect of preferred pronouns in the workplace
Opened on Thursday 2nd November 2023
75 signatures so far
Give pensions to those in armed forces who served more than 2 years pre-1988
Opened on Thursday 2nd November 2023
35 signatures so far
Stop assessments for those receiving Severe Disability Premium moving to UC
Opened on Thursday 26th October 2023
33 signatures so far
Allow fractional shares to be held in an ISA
Opened on Wednesday 25th October 2023
626 signatures so far
Require all employers to offer the choice between weekly or monthly pay
Opened on Monday 23rd October 2023
22 signatures so far
Remove salaries of MLAs who refuse to form a NI Executive
Opened on Wednesday 18th October 2023
47 signatures so far
Review the accessibility of Jobcentre appointments.
Opened on Tuesday 17th October 2023
32 signatures so far
Remove the suspension PIP payments policy to beneficiaries in care of NHS
Opened on Monday 16th October 2023
100 signatures so far
Set maximum and minimum temperatures work places
Opened on Friday 13th October 2023
43 signatures so far
Remove the discretion of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to write off debts
Opened on Thursday 12th October 2023
33 signatures so far
Honour the triple lock in full in April 2024
Opened on Tuesday 10th October 2023
22,565 signatures so far
Automatically consider all assets and income when calculating child maintenance
Opened on Tuesday 10th October 2023
102 signatures so far
Remove the earnings limit for Carer's Allowance
Opened on Tuesday 10th October 2023
732 signatures so far
Uprate benefits in line with CPI inflation
Opened on Tuesday 10th October 2023
787 signatures so far
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