Provide all pensioners born before April 1951 with the new State Pension
- 13,913 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 22,294 - 169 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like the Government to provide all pensioners born before 6 April 1951 with the new state pension. The full new State Pension is over £200 more a month than the full basic pension. We believe this is unfair, and unjustifiable.
The Government responsed to this petition on 28th March 2024 (View Full Response)Review the MOD's New Accommodation Offer for armed forces personnel
- 20,648 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 20,735 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Review the proposed New Accommodation Offer which is due for implementation in March 2024. Undertake further engagement with affected personnel to shape the policy before its execution.
Allow SEND children to be taken out of school once a year without penalty
- 4,555 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 18,957 - 632 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to make it so parents of SEND children can take their child out of school once a year without facing any penalty. This would enable parents to take SEND children on holiday outside of school holidays, when everyone being on holiday can be overwhelming.
Reclassify general aviation airfields as greenfield not brownfield sites
- 11,361 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 18,184 - 47 added in the past 24hrs)
Airfields around the country are categorised as brownfield sites making them attractive for development of housing estates.
Add a mobility element to Attendance Allowance
- 15,014 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 17,514 - 33 added in the past 24hrs)
We want the Government to reform Attendance Allowance so that people with mobility issues can get a mobility element for this benefit, and so access the Motability Scheme. This would bring Attendance Allowance in line with PIP and DLA.
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th April 2024 (View Full Response)Commit to keeping the Graduate Visa Route
- 11,329 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 17,205 - 158 added in the past 24hrs)
The Migration Advisory Committee will review the Graduate Visa, which allows international students to remain in the country for two years after graduating to join the workplace.
Introduce new restrictions on solar facilities to protect land and food security
- 16,789 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 17,093 - 53 added in the past 24hrs)
Prohibit 'mega solar facilities' over 50MW on UK farmland; establish solar development preference hierarchies and regional density caps to help protect our natural landscapes, ensure food security, and conserve biodiversity.
The Government responsed to this petition on 22nd April 2024 (View Full Response)Give all state pensioners the new State Pension
- 3,303 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 16,971 - 140 added in the past 24hrs)
I’m a WASPI woman that was affected by State Pension change like plenty of other Women and also missed out on the new State Pension on the 6th April 2016. I believe it is not right that pensioners who are on the new pension can get over £200 a month more.
Remove powers to vary income tax rates from the Scottish Parliament
- 12,368 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 16,456 - 79 added in the past 24hrs)
Repeal the powers on income tax given to the Scottish Parliament as part of the Scotland Act 2012, so that Scottish rates of income tax can be aligned back to those set by the UK Government.
Allow jobless overseas healthcare workers in UK to stay for one year
- 8,915 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 16,324 - 58 added in the past 24hrs)
Several health care workers who arrived in UK are left without jobs as their sponsors are unable to provide them with one or that there wasn't a job available for them when they arrived. Some firms lose their licence to sponsor due to their own mistakes.