Open Petition since 18th March 2025

Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage - 104,697 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 108,212 - 53 added in the past 24hrs)

Statutory maternity and paternity pay is £4.99 per hour for a full-time worker on 37.5 hours per week - approximately 59% less than the 2024 National Living Wage of £12.21 per hour for workers aged 21+, which has been set out to ensure a basic standard of living.

The Government responsed to this petition on 25th April 2025 (View Full Response)
Parental pay entitlements are intended to provide a measure of financial security to parents to care for their child(ren). However, they are not intended to replace earnings.

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Open Petition since 8th April 2025

Protect Disabled people who cannot work from planned cuts to benefits - 28,885 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 30,007 - 13 added in the past 24hrs)

We want the Government to halt all planned benefit cuts for disabled people unable to work. Instead of reducing benefits, we want them to rise in line with inflation. We want support, not hardship and deprivation, for those who cannot work.

The Government responsed to this petition on 29th April 2025 (View Full Response)
The Government must urgently tackle the spiralling welfare bill, restore trust and fairness in the system, and protect disabled people. Social security reforms will therefore continue as planned.

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Open Petition since 29th January 2025

Provide day 1 financial support to parents caring for a seriously ill child - 17,043 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 17,109 - 5 added in the past 24hrs)

We are calling on the government to implement Hugh's law. We want the government to provide financial support to parents who have to press pause on their life to look after their sick child, from the day their child is diagnosed.

The Government responsed to this petition on 24th February 2025 (View Full Response)
We recognise the difficulties faced by parents of ill children and a range of financial support is available. The government has no plans to introduce a day 1 non-means tested grant.

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Open Petition since 20th January 2025

Pay pensioners the equivalent of the living wage of a 35 hour week. - 14,749 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 14,812 - 10 added in the past 24hrs)

The full rate of the new state pension is currently £11,502.40 a year, while the annual income derived from the living wage for a 35-hour week will from April be above £22,000. We think there is a distressing discrepancy between these two figures.

The Government responsed to this petition on 11th June 2025 (View Full Response)
The Government has no plans to pay pensioners the equivalent of the living wage of a 35-hour week. Support for pensioners is available via the State Pension and a suite of other benefits.

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Open Petition since 28th April 2025

Abandon DWP Pathways to Work Green Paper & create National Disability Strategy - 10,778 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 11,948 - 11 added in the past 24hrs)

The DWP Green Paper Pathways to Work proposes what we think are devastating cuts to disability benefits. We think the Government must drop these proposals and instead begin a process of co-production with disabled peoples representative organisations to create a whole government disability strategy.

The Government responsed to this petition on 10th July 2025 (View Full Response)
We will not abandon the principles of the Green Paper, but we are changing the Bill to ensure disabled people are protected and more involved, via co-production of the PIP assessment review.

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Open Petition since 8th April 2025

Review and support the continued operation of pubs to prevent more closures - 4,868 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 5,250 - 12 added in the past 24hrs)

Review ways to assist the hospitality industry and support our nations pubs before we lose any more.

We feel that without Government assistance, independent breweries and pubs cannot swallow the hikes in business rates, the living wage and rising operating costs.

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Open Petition since 14th April 2025

Stop PIP Cuts: Protect Support for Disabled People - 3,666 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,220 - 6 added in the past 24hrs)

We call on the UK government to reverse the changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP). We think these cuts unfairly target disabled people who rely on PIP for essential support. We would like fair and compassionate welfare policies that protect, not punish, the most vulnerable in society.

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Open Petition since 18th March 2025

Improve the Financial Assistance Scheme for pensioners - 2,437 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,484 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)

We call on the Government to change the parameters of compensation set out in the Financial Assistance Scheme to end what we see as a miscarriage of justice inflicted on former workforces who lost their pensions when their pension schemes being lost due to employer insolvency.

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Open Petition since 14th April 2025

Protect Disability Benefits: Stop Changes to PIP and Universal Credit - 1,958 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,235 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)

We urge the government to stop the cuts to PIP and UC. We think they will disproportionately harm disabled people. We think they should ensure PIP rises with inflation and that disabled people on UC are not financially penalised for being unable to work, not make it harder to access vital support.

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Open Petition since 24th June 2025

Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs of Living Wage - 1,114 Signatures

(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,767 - 4 added in the past 24hrs)

We want the Government to make the State Pension available from the age of 60 & increase this to equal 48hrs a week at the National Living Wage.

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