Petitions tagged with "Basics"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Introduce new tax code for state pensioners with double the personal allowance
  Open from Wednesday 1st October 2025 to Wednesday 1st April 2026
  119,203 signatures

• Increase State pensions to £380 a week, and lower retirement age to 60
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  111,010 signatures

• Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage
  Open from Tuesday 18th March 2025 to Thursday 18th September 2025
  107,966 signatures

• Grant an urgent Amnesty to Undocumented Migrants living in the UK
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  103,441 signatures

• Hold a referendum on removing the London Assembly and London Mayor
  Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
  71,554 signatures

• Make access to food a legal right - no one in the UK should go hungry
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  53,659 signatures

• Increase State Pensions to £416.80 per week & lower Retirement Age to 60 for All
  Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
  44,956 signatures

• Increase the basic state pensions by £500 a year as an emergency measure
  Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
  22,337 signatures

• Prohibit employers from requiring employees to have a Covid-19 vaccine
  Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
  19,382 signatures

• Require vaccine history be recorded on death certificates
  Open from Friday 4th June 2021 to Saturday 4th December 2021
  18,556 signatures

• Recognise Palestine as a State and seek immediate ceasefire in Gaza
  Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
  17,800 signatures

• Set a Minimum Pension Guarantee (MPG) of at least £200 pw for state pensioners
  Open from Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Friday 10th February 2023
  16,131 signatures

• Fund improved support for people with communication and swallowing needs
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  16,102 signatures

• Do not make COVID vaccination a requirement for health and social care workers
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  13,387 signatures

• Waive the January 2021 tax bill for those who have been excluded from the SEISS
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  11,988 signatures

• Seek to rejoin the EU
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  11,757 signatures

• Coeliac disease awareness training to be mandatory for all catering industries
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  10,499 signatures so far

• Fund free access to baby CPR training during pregnancy
  Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  10,291 signatures

• Take action to make entering the UK illegally extremely unattractive for adults
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  8,790 signatures

• Write law that a referendum is required for the UK to be able to leave the ECHR
  Opened on Tuesday 24th February 2026
  7,564 signatures so far

• Abolish the basic State Pension, increase the new State Pension and pay to all.
  Open from Monday 25th November 2024 to Sunday 25th May 2025
  5,892 signatures

• Increase the basic State Pension to align with the new State Pension
  Open from Tuesday 26th April 2022 to Wednesday 9th November 2022
  5,874 signatures

• Require candidates for MP to be registered to vote and residents of the UK
  Open from Thursday 27th March 2025 to Saturday 27th September 2025
  5,802 signatures

• Allow mortgage interest to be deducted when calculating taxable rental income.
  Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
  5,508 signatures so far

• Recognise Palestine as a State and seek immediate ceasefire in Gaza
  Open from Friday 15th November 2024 to Thursday 15th May 2025
  5,033 signatures

• Reverse decision to pause decisions on asylum applications from Syrians
  Open from Monday 17th March 2025 to Wednesday 17th September 2025
  4,998 signatures

• Extend the suspension of the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  4,472 signatures

• Stop PIP Cuts: Protect Support for Disabled People
  Open from Monday 14th April 2025 to Tuesday 14th October 2025
  4,234 signatures

• Reinstate the IPC grant Funding which paid social care staff who need to isolate
  Open from Thursday 14th April 2022 to Friday 28th October 2022
  3,960 signatures

• Make protection of hedgerows a condition of ELM and BPS subsidies
  Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
  3,863 signatures

• Add CPR, Basic Life Support and Defib Training to National Curriculum for 14+
  Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
  3,565 signatures

• Increase State Pensions to £400 a week and fund free adult social care for all
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  3,297 signatures

• Extend CBT validity and maximum engine size to 250cc
  Open from Friday 5th February 2021 to Thursday 5th August 2021
  2,904 signatures

• Seek VAT exemption on BFPO deliveries to the Republic of Cyprus
  Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
  2,851 signatures

• End the Digital Divide for children in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  2,798 signatures

• Increase New State Pension and pay to all, abolish the old Basic State Pension.
  Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
  2,717 signatures

• Review & Regulate Veterinary Care so it's Affordable & Accessible
  Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
  2,420 signatures

• Protect Disability Benefits: Stop Changes to PIP and Universal Credit
  Open from Monday 14th April 2025 to Tuesday 14th October 2025
  2,157 signatures

• Introduce measures to ensure fair pay for rideshare drivers
  Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
  1,908 signatures

• Increase funding for ARFID treatment
  Open from Friday 21st March 2025 to Sunday 21st September 2025
  1,865 signatures

• Provide Tax relief for IVF payments in UK
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  1,865 signatures

• Enact law for visiting rights for designated relatives of care home residents
  Open from Tuesday 22nd December 2020 to Tuesday 22nd June 2021
  1,785 signatures

• Cut the VAT charged on energy bills
  Open from Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 24th March 2022
  1,543 signatures

• Make the private slaughter and consumption of cats and dogs illegal
  Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
  1,529 signatures

• Allow use of communal toilets and washrooms from 12 April 2021 on campsites
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  1,446 signatures

• Abolish the 'tooth tax': remove VAT on children's toothbrushes and toothpaste.
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  1,444 signatures so far

• Remove VAT on veterinary fees for pets
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  1,420 signatures

• Introduce an emergency Universal Basic Income during the COVID-19 outbreak
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  1,406 signatures

• Publish list of all accommodation used for illegal immigrants & asylum seekers
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  1,338 signatures

• Stop all flights between 10.30pm and 7am at regional airports
  Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
  1,198 signatures

• First aid kits a legal requirement for public use at public venues
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  1,105 signatures

• Ban artificial intelligence-produced imagery and art from being copyrighted
  Open from Monday 10th March 2025 to Wednesday 10th September 2025
  1,080 signatures

• Give students a legal right to access school toilets when they have their period
  Open from Thursday 17th April 2025 to Friday 17th October 2025
  916 signatures

• Provide funding to make more NHS dentists available
  Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
  849 signatures

• Reduce income taxes on earnings under £50,000 and increase personal allowance
  Open from Monday 13th January 2025 to Sunday 13th July 2025
  812 signatures

• Cut MLA's salaries to basic Universal Credit rate until an executive is formed
  Open from Tuesday 17th May 2022 to Thursday 1st December 2022
  769 signatures

• Vehicle recall: Courtesy car, compensation, cost cover & repair time limit
  

• Pause immigration until Home Office processes all pending asylum applications
  Open from Thursday 14th August 2025 to Saturday 14th February 2026
  679 signatures

• Prevent productive grassland and clean pasture from being designated an SSSI
  Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
  662 signatures

• All medical and care professionals to be trained in BSL
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  658 signatures

• Give students the legal right to unrestricted toilet access in school
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  551 signatures so far

• Prioritise HGV and delivery drivers to get the vaccine
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  525 signatures

• Pressure all governments to assist migrants on Belarus/Poland border.
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  497 signatures

• Scrap the Immigration Health Surcharge for those living & working in the UK
  Opened on Friday 13th February 2026
  474 signatures so far

• Implement an Animal Bill of Rights protecting all species of animals
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  466 signatures

• Call for the UK to Withdraw from the 1951 Refugee Convention
  Open from Friday 25th April 2025 to Saturday 25th October 2025
  450 signatures

• Require men over the age of 50 to be invited for a PSA test
  Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
  445 signatures

• Scrap the 2-child benefit cap
  Open from Tuesday 24th December 2024 to Tuesday 24th June 2025
  444 signatures

• Reinstate the Winter Fuel Allowance for those who are paid the old state pension
  Open from Thursday 13th February 2025 to Wednesday 13th August 2025
  434 signatures

• Make Plan 2 Student Loans fair by capping the interest rate at 1.5%.
  Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
  413 signatures

• Require DBS checks for delivery drivers
  Open from Friday 25th July 2025 to Sunday 25th January 2026
  401 signatures

• Make petrol and diesel tax free
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  400 signatures so far

• Introduce new requirements to ride a moped or motorcycle on the road
  Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
  391 signatures

• New rules for migrants who arrive without ID or outside official entry points
  Open from Wednesday 18th June 2025 to Thursday 18th December 2025
  383 signatures

• Fund free period pads
  Open from Wednesday 13th August 2025 to Friday 13th February 2026
  346 signatures

• Reverse the tax cuts announced in the mini budget
  Open from Wednesday 28th September 2022 to Tuesday 28th March 2023
  328 signatures

• Fund free parking and at-cost meals at work for all NHS staff
  Open from Wednesday 21st December 2022 to Wednesday 21st June 2023
  312 signatures

• All UK homeless citizens should be prioritised for hotel accommodation
  Open from Wednesday 17th September 2025 to Tuesday 17th March 2026
  303 signatures

• Implement Universal Basic Income to provide for every citizen.
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  284 signatures

• Increase funding for care for people with Spinal Cord Injury
  Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
  276 signatures

• Proof of Covid vaccination should be mandatory for all air travel from the UK
  Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
  273 signatures

• Increase Luxury Car supplement threshold to £53k, in line with inflation
  Open from Friday 14th March 2025 to Sunday 14th September 2025
  256 signatures

• Review treatment of ARFID and access to NHS eating disorder services
  Open from Friday 31st October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  249 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for dog owners to do basic dog training
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  244 signatures

• Fund paid placements for all student teachers
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  244 signatures

• Do not ban the import of cropped dogs to the UK
  Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
  238 signatures

• Provide additional funding and staff within HMRC to address its current crisis
  Open from Wednesday 28th July 2021 to Friday 28th January 2022
  235 signatures

• Reform energy pricing and taxes to better protect lower income households
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
  227 signatures

• Fund training on Neurofibromatosis and Functional neurological disorder
  Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
  221 signatures

• Increase New State Pension and pay to all, abolish the old Basic State Pension.
  Opened on Friday 30th January 2026
  212 signatures so far

• Subsidise a 'basic' amount of electricity for households
  Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
  209 signatures

• Remove priority need requirements from homelessness legislation.
  Open from Monday 25th November 2024 to Sunday 25th May 2025
  209 signatures

• Do not enforce mandatory hotel quarantines for international arrivals.
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  198 signatures

• Extend free childcare to Tier 2 visa holders
  Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
  195 signatures

• Make the school national curriculum more culturally diverse
  Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
  190 signatures

• Increase Government funding for children’s homes & the young people living there
  Open from Friday 7th November 2025 to Thursday 7th May 2026
  189 signatures

• CPR training to be mandatory for all employees in the workplace
  Open from Friday 11th July 2025 to Sunday 11th January 2026
  182 signatures

• Create a national pet health service for veterinary care
  Open from Tuesday 10th June 2025 to Wednesday 10th December 2025
  181 signatures

• Fund and implement A Universal Basic Income (UBI)
  Open from Friday 25th April 2025 to Saturday 25th October 2025
  178 signatures

• Free prescriptions for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients
  Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
  175 signatures

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