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
Pay full £650 Cost Of Living Payment and £400 energy rebate to everyone directly
Open from Thursday 11th August 2022 to Saturday 25th February 2023
73 signatures
Full review of benefits available for people with Chronic & Hidden Disabilities
Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
73 signatures
Add an additional amount to Universal Credit for energy costs
Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
73 signatures
Change the high income child benefit tax charge to total household income
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
73 signatures
Consider setting pension age in line with life expectancy
Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
73 signatures
Remove 6 year limit on paying voluntary NI Contributions to repair gap in record
Open from Monday 13th February 2023 to Sunday 13th August 2023
72 signatures
Make PIP available for people with autoimmune diseases
Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
72 signatures
Give all Kinship Carers statutory parental leave.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
72 signatures
Introduce a Universal Basic Income in the next Budget
Open from Thursday 25th February 2021 to Wednesday 25th August 2021
71 signatures
Remove the barriers for Higher Education students to claim Universal Credit
Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
70 signatures
Increase Statutory Paternity Leave to 3 months
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
69 signatures so far
Give employees the right to choose who accompanies them to disciplinary meetings
Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
69 signatures
Allow people to complete the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) form online
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
69 signatures
Reform child maintenance and benefit calculations to be fair and prevent poverty
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
69 signatures
Change The Law On State Pensions For Those Facing Terminal Illnesses
Opened on Monday 27th November 2023
68 signatures so far
Remove the cap on tax-free childcare so it meets more families’ needs
Increase Statutory Sick Pay from £96.35 to £233.10/week
Open from Friday 30th July 2021 to Sunday 30th January 2022
68 signatures
Make PIP an eligible benefit for cold weather payment
Open from Wednesday 21st December 2022 to Wednesday 21st June 2023
67 signatures
Keep working tax and child tax credits for working families
Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
66 signatures
Introduce end-of-life payments for people who die before receiving state pension
Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
66 signatures
Ban discrimination against potential tenants on Universal Credit
Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
65 signatures
Reform how pension income is deducted from Universal Credit
Open from Friday 4th June 2021 to Saturday 4th December 2021
65 signatures
Remove the six-month rule for benefit claims made by terminally ill people
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
65 signatures
Remove joint and several liability in tenancy agreements in proven cases of DV
Opened on Friday 26th January 2024
64 signatures so far
Lower the State Pension age to 60
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
64 signatures
Do not allow non-resident parents with CMS arrears to move off enforced payments
Open from Tuesday 29th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
63 signatures
Require autism training for every public sector worker
Open from Monday 7th August 2023 to Wednesday 7th February 2024
63 signatures
Make it a legal requirement that dads are automatically on a birth certificate
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
63 signatures
Cease plans to make changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)
Opened on Friday 8th December 2023
62 signatures so far
Treat Maternity Allowance the same as SMP when claiming other benefits
Open from Wednesday 13th July 2022 to Friday 27th January 2023
62 signatures
Increase and extend child benefit to tackle coronavirus hunger
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
61 signatures
Review the CMS's approach to tracing non-resident parents
Opened on Thursday 2nd May 2024
60 signatures so far
Do not class the State Pension as a Benefit
Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
60 signatures so far
Increase UC by £20/week for disabled claimants with limited capability to work.
Open from Friday 5th November 2021 to Thursday 5th May 2022
60 signatures
Require annual property inspections for leaseholders and tenants
Opened on Thursday 9th November 2023
59 signatures so far
Create a national card for disabled people
Open from Tuesday 2nd August 2022 to Thursday 16th February 2023
59 signatures
Scrap The Bedroom Tax For People on SSP Due to Coronavirus.
Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
59 signatures
End Universal Credit and reinstate previous system of benefits and tax credits
Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
58 signatures
Establish a national regulator for private landlords to ensure fair rent
Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
57 signatures
Increase Universal Credit and legacy benefits by £25 a week
Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
57 signatures
Reduce the state pension age to 60 for long-term night shift workers.
Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
57 signatures
Stop benefit sanctions for homeless benefit claimants
Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
56 signatures
Remove the 2 child limit for Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit
Open from Monday 22nd August 2022 to Wednesday 8th March 2023
56 signatures
Make NHS bonus covid payments of £500 exempt from UC calculation
Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
56 signatures
Require pension providers to allow early access for retirement due to ill health
Opened on Thursday 4th April 2024
55 signatures so far
Cease migrations onto Universal Credit for those who are clinically vulnerable
Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
55 signatures so far
Reform Universal Credit rules for people claiming Carer's Allowance.
Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
55 signatures
Adapt universal credit to support people who are paid every 4 weeks.
Open from Friday 16th June 2023 to Saturday 16th December 2023
55 signatures
Scrap the two-child limit for Universal Credit and Child Tax Credits
Open from Monday 31st January 2022 to Sunday 31st July 2022
55 signatures
Increase the State pension for all retired Armed Forces Veterans
Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
55 signatures
Retain current UC standard allowances for under 25s after the pandemic
Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
55 signatures
Extend the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to all UK pension schemes
Opened on Monday 26th February 2024
54 signatures so far
Increase inclusion for and of disabled people in society
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
54 signatures
Allow victims of domestic abuse to claim housing benefit in arrears
Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
54 signatures
Disregard compensation payments for means-tested benefits
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
53 signatures so far
Increase Universal Credit to match National Living Wage and change savings rules
Open from Friday 22nd July 2022 to Sunday 5th February 2023
53 signatures
Increase minimum wage for under 18s to at least 80% of National Living Wage
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
53 signatures
Introduce: ‘The Sex Workers Discrimination Act'
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
51 signatures so far
Extend the Household Support Fund
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
51 signatures so far
Stop classing student maintenance loan as income when working out UC entitlement
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
51 signatures so far
Stop paying parents being able to close Child Maintenance accounts
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
51 signatures
To give all parents with children food vouchers regardless of income.
Open from Friday 3rd April 2020 to Saturday 3rd October 2020
51 signatures
Recalculate child maintenance payments for income changes below 25% threshold
Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
50 signatures
Allow managed migration of claims for young adults with additional needs.
Open from Wednesday 21st December 2022 to Wednesday 21st June 2023
50 signatures
Raise the national minimum wage for 18-20 year olds
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
49 signatures
Increase UK VAT threshold to match inflation - it has been £85k since 2017
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
48 signatures so far
Disregard Christmas bonus payments on Universal Credit Claimants
Opened on Wednesday 13th December 2023
48 signatures so far
Prevent employers enforcing office attendance when the role can be done at home
Opened on Thursday 7th December 2023
48 signatures so far
Increase Universal Credit for families with disabled children
Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
48 signatures so far
Allow people over state pension age to newly qualify for PIP higher mobility
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
48 signatures
Allow people on higher rate Attendance Allowance to access the Motability scheme
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
48 signatures
Create a homeless employer scheme to help homeless people into work
Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
48 signatures
Remove requirement to make joint claims for Universal Credit during Covid-19
Open from Thursday 23rd April 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020
48 signatures
Make employers provide full sick pay for 6 months
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
48 signatures
Remove salaries of MLAs who refuse to form a NI Executive
Open from Wednesday 18th October 2023 to Thursday 18th April 2024
47 signatures
Base child maintenance calculation on net pay
Opened on Tuesday 6th February 2024
46 signatures so far
Create a Government-run bank for people who can't open an account elsewhere
Opened on Friday 3rd November 2023
46 signatures so far
Suspend the benefit cap for people who have been forced out of work by Covid-19
Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
46 signatures
Give unpaid carers the same benefits as those on other allowance based benefits
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
46 signatures
Reduce restrictions on access to private pensions during coronavirus
Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
46 signatures
Automatic right to remote working for those with ASD or mental health issues
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
45 signatures
Disregard partner's income for Universal Credit and tax-free childcare
Opened on Thursday 18th April 2024
44 signatures so far
Allow first time buyers to access pension funds early
Open from Thursday 27th July 2023 to Saturday 27th January 2024
44 signatures
To recognise polyamorous/polyamory relationships in UK law
Open from Tuesday 25th April 2023 to Wednesday 25th October 2023
44 signatures
Start providing tax breaks to middle earners due to the high cost of living
Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
44 signatures
Make working from home a legal right to help cut co2 emissions.
Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
44 signatures
Stop all face to face assessments for PIP claimants
Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
44 signatures
Make Universal Credit accessible for Students that lost their jobs due to COVID
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
44 signatures
Increase Contributions Based ESA and include health care costs
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
44 signatures
Set maximum and minimum temperatures work places
Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
43 signatures
Make Winter Fuel Payments means tested
Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
43 signatures
Ensure the income threshold for Pension Credit is higher than the State Pension
Open from Friday 10th February 2023 to Thursday 10th August 2023
42 signatures
Remove the freeze on UK pensioners living overseas.
Open from Wednesday 7th September 2022 to Tuesday 21st March 2023
42 signatures
£20pw increase for Disabled and Pensioners, backdated to March 2020
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
42 signatures
Change Universal Credit Housing Element Rules when rent is set per week
Opened on Thursday 7th March 2024
41 signatures so far
Issue Cold Weather Payments for 3 consecutive days of 0°C weather
Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
41 signatures
Abolish taxes on the home: Inheritance Tax, Stamp Duty Tax & Capital Gains Tax
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
40 signatures so far
Make SSP from first day of sickness and in line with National Living Wage
Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
40 signatures
Provide public 'care of addresses' for homeless people
Open from Thursday 18th May 2023 to Saturday 18th November 2023
40 signatures
Increase statutory maternity pay to 80% to match the current furlough scheme
Open from Friday 3rd July 2020 to Sunday 3rd January 2021
40 signatures
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