Raise statutory maternity/paternity pay to match the National Living Wage
- 107,094 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 108,528 - 42 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)Protect Disabled people who cannot work from planned cuts to benefits
- 29,996 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 31,891 - 35 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)Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs of Living Wage
- 7,962 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 21,043 - 520 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.
Abandon DWP Pathways to Work Green Paper & create National Disability Strategy
- 10,894 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 11,042 - 2 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)Review and support the continued operation of pubs to prevent more closures
- 5,740 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 7,016 - 34 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.
Legislate to mandate offer of electronic pension transfers and higher standards
- 2,078 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,997 - 18 added in the past 24hrs)
You can switch banks in a week and send money instantly, so why should pension transfers take months and be so stressful? Only the government has the power to change this, so we’re asking them to take action and set clear, enforceable standards for faster, electronic pension transfers.
Stop PIP Cuts: Protect Support for Disabled People
- 3,928 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,289 - 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.
Implement measures to reduce child poverty
- 1,979 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,556 - 6 added in the past 24hrs)
It’s not OK that almost a third of UK children (4.5 million) live in poverty. I want the Government to:
-Lift 620,000 children from absolute poverty by removing the 2-child limit and the benefit cap
-Increase child-related benefits in line with inflation or average earnings (whichever is higher)
Improve the Financial Assistance Scheme for pensioners
- 2,461 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,485 - 3 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.
Protect Disability Benefits: Stop Changes to PIP and Universal Credit
- 2,042 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,171 - 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.