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
Make pension income exempt from income tax
Open from Thursday 3rd June 2021 to Friday 3rd December 2021
176 signatures
Inquiry into sale of all previously publicly-owned British infrastructure
Open from Monday 15th August 2022 to Wednesday 1st March 2023
174 signatures
Lower the state pension age to 65
Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
173 signatures
Make women eligible for SSP for up to 3 days a month for severe menstrual pain
Open from Monday 6th March 2023 to Wednesday 6th September 2023
173 signatures
Use 'Live' HMRC Data to work out Child Maintenance payment calculations.
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
173 signatures
Require PIP assessors to be health professionals with relevant experience
Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
170 signatures
Make Subtitles/ Captions a legal requirement for online training & education
Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
167 signatures
Reform PIP assessments
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
166 signatures
Exempt disabled people on attendance allowance from paying car tax.
Open from Wednesday 4th October 2023 to Thursday 4th April 2024
164 signatures
Prevent development on Green Belt land
Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
162 signatures
Revoke the bedroom tax
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
159 signatures
Abolish the two-child limit on Universal Credit in light of the Covid19 pandemic
Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
158 signatures
Scrap the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for single parent families
Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
155 signatures
Remove savings cap on Universal Credit for Covid-19 related Self Employed claims
Open from Thursday 16th April 2020 to Friday 16th October 2020
154 signatures
Raise the Tax-Free Personal Allowance to £16,000 in the next tax year
Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
151 signatures so far
Introduce fines for PIP assessment companies if decision is overturned on appeal
Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
151 signatures so far
Increase ALL unemployed benefits by an extra £20 a week due to Covid-19.
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
151 signatures
Do not treat student maintenance loans as an income for Universal Credit
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
149 signatures
Reinstate the Widowed Parent's Allowance for parents whose partner dies
Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
149 signatures
Provide compensation for incorrect child maintenance assessments
Open from Monday 13th March 2023 to Wednesday 13th September 2023
148 signatures
Recognise emotional support dogs as assistance dogs
Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
148 signatures
Increase ESA/PIP in line with Universal Credit Coronavirus increase
Open from Tuesday 19th May 2020 to Thursday 19th November 2020
145 signatures
Increase earnings limit for single parent entitlement to Carer’s Allowance
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
144 signatures
Make all workplace bullying illegal
Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
142 signatures so far
Allow people living with a partner to make single claims for Universal Credit
Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
140 signatures
Fully re-open the Office for National Insurance Immediately
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
139 signatures
Allow people with a Terminal Illness to claim State Pension early
Open from Friday 22nd May 2020 to Sunday 22nd November 2020
138 signatures
Do not deduct carers allowance pound for pound as its not work!
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
132 signatures
Make UK employers state on job ads that it's eligible for Tier 2 sponsorship
Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
132 signatures
Review legislation governing the admissibility of computer evidence
Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
131 signatures so far
Protect benefits claimants from sanctions for missed appointments during COVID19
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
131 signatures
Stop CMS sharing paying parents financial details with receiving parents
Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
128 signatures
Remove the 3-month "relevant period" for LCWRA Universal Credit claimants
Open from Thursday 20th July 2023 to Saturday 20th January 2024
127 signatures
Reform arrangements for benefits for people with lifelong disabilities
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
126 signatures
Reform the Bereavement Notification System for Government Services
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
125 signatures so far
Increase Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
123 signatures
Extend backdating for Employment and Support Allowance to cover whole illness
Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
122 signatures
Pay Universal Credit from Day One
Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
121 signatures
End the Restart Scheme
Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
116 signatures
Introduce flexible state pensions for people who want to retire early.
Open from Friday 7th January 2022 to Thursday 7th July 2022
116 signatures
Increase the allowable earnings for claiming Carer's Allowance to £170 a week
Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
115 signatures
Ensure PIP applications are considered within a maximum of 12 weeks
Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
110 signatures
More help for carers: stop deducting carers allowance from Universal Credit
Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
109 signatures
Pay Carer's Allowance in addition to any other benefits or state pension
Open from Tuesday 12th April 2022 to Wednesday 26th October 2022
109 signatures
Change DLA to PIP age from 16 years old to 18 years old
Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
107 signatures
Remove the cap on tax-free childcare so it meets more families’ needs
Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
107 signatures
Increase student maintenance loans in line with increased living costs
Open from Friday 18th March 2022 to Sunday 2nd October 2022
105 signatures
Change the way universal credit works for 4 weekly paid employees.
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
105 signatures
Remove the suspension PIP payments policy to beneficiaries in care of NHS
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
103 signatures
Fund increased careers advice and job support for those with additional needs
Open from Wednesday 10th May 2023 to Friday 10th November 2023
103 signatures
Automatically consider all assets and income when calculating child maintenance
Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
102 signatures
Increase the Savings Limit for Means Tested State Benefits
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
102 signatures
Provide interest free finance payment plans for mobility equipment
Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
101 signatures so far
Create an obligatory tenancy deposit scheme for commercial premises
Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
101 signatures
Fund paid leave for people with high risk conditions during COVID19
Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
101 signatures
Create a new short-term benefit for workers who aren't entitled to Sick Pay
Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
100 signatures so far
Abolish leasehold ownership in its entirety
Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
98 signatures so far
Ban councils putting council tax up higher than the 5% annual threshold
Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
98 signatures so far
Include Carers Allowance in the £650 cost of living payment
Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
98 signatures
Temporarily reinstate the pension age to 65 years old.
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
98 signatures
Allow full time students to claim universal credit during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open from Monday 6th April 2020 to Tuesday 6th October 2020
97 signatures
Make child maintenance payable up to 23 and increase maintenance payments
Open from Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to Friday 3rd November 2023
96 signatures
Provide full-time parent carers of disabled children with £332.50 a week
Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
96 signatures
Stop 2 child tax credit limit so we can buy the things they need during Covid-19
Open from Monday 6th April 2020 to Tuesday 6th October 2020
93 signatures
Remove the Two-Child Limit on Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit Benefits
Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
92 signatures
Pay full housing costs for benefit claimants in private rented accommodation
Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
91 signatures
Exclude Lifetime ISA (LISA) savings from the Universal Credit savings limit.
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
91 signatures
Allow early reduced state pension for 63-66 year olds
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
91 signatures
Require employers to pay employees for rest breaks
Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
89 signatures
Provide accessible information on cost of living support to disabled people
Open from Wednesday 23rd November 2022 to Tuesday 23rd May 2023
89 signatures
Increase the state pension by £5,000 a year
Open from Monday 23rd August 2021 to Wednesday 23rd February 2022
89 signatures
Allow people with a terminal illness to claim state pension early
Open from Friday 13th January 2023 to Thursday 13th July 2023
88 signatures
Increase all means-tested benefits by £20 a week
Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
88 signatures
Increase pip and carers allowance as 10.1 percent increase is not enough.
Open from Tuesday 26th September 2023 to Tuesday 26th March 2024
87 signatures
Allow carers in full-time education during COVID-19 to claim Carer's Allowance.
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
87 signatures
Introduce a national minimum wage for jobs existing within anti-social hours
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
86 signatures so far
Extend the £650 cost of living payments to contributions-based ESA claimants
Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
86 signatures
Allow parents of apprentices to continue claiming child benefit and tax credits
Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
86 signatures
Remove benefit reassessments for people with degenerative physical conditions
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
84 signatures so far
Stop family homes being converted into HMO's (House in Multiple Occupation)
Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
83 signatures
Require credit reference agencies to offer free fraud prevention notifications
Open from Friday 7th July 2023 to Sunday 7th January 2024
83 signatures
Change the pension auto enrolment criteria for under-22s and low paid workers
Open from Wednesday 24th March 2021 to Friday 24th September 2021
82 signatures
Make the minimum wage equal for all
Open from Wednesday 17th November 2021 to Tuesday 17th May 2022
81 signatures
Increase the DWP Christmas bonus for benefit claimants in line with inflation
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
81 signatures
Review how the CMS verifies information and manages enforcement and penalties
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
80 signatures so far
Ensure Government funding for police exceeds council tax police precept
Opened on Tuesday 13th February 2024
80 signatures so far
Credit all carers with national insurance contributions historically
Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
80 signatures
Tougher penalties for not paying child maintenance
Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
80 signatures
Stop the migration of people to Universal Credit
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
79 signatures
Up Universal Credit benefit cap by £1000 so vunerable families get covid payment
Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
78 signatures
Public Inquiry into the effectiveness of the DWP in relation to disabled people.
Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
78 signatures
Review operation of law in respect of preferred pronouns in the workplace
Open from Thursday 2nd November 2023 to Thursday 2nd May 2024
77 signatures
Dispose of the maximum housing benefit paid to under 35s being the shared rate.
Open from Friday 18th June 2021 to Saturday 18th December 2021
77 signatures
Raise child benefit by £10 a week to help families during the pandemic
Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
77 signatures
One-off additional £150 Universal Credit payment for Winter 2020
Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
76 signatures
Equalise paternity leave and pay entitlements with maternity leave and pay
Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
75 signatures
Parents should not have to pay child maintenance if access to a child is denied
Open from Thursday 12th August 2021 to Saturday 12th February 2022
75 signatures
Allow landlords full tax relief on finance costs such as mortgage interest
Open from Tuesday 21st April 2020 to Wednesday 21st October 2020
75 signatures
Extension to the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift for a minimum of 5 years.
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
74 signatures
Abolish the Bedroom Tax
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
73 signatures so far
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