Review access to shared ownership scheme for single applicants
- Final Signatures: 15
The Government should review the approaches taken by housing associations to ensure that single applicants are not disadvantaged in accessing the shared ownership scheme, compared to joint applicants with a higher income.
The Government should review CMS powers and how these are used to investigate and bring enforcement action for non-payment of child maintenance.
Increase the pension and benefits for the clinically vulnerable people.
- Final Signatures: 18
Clinically vulnerable people and people with disabilities are complaining about their pension being too low and some fear they will become homeless if the government doesn't act upon it and give more than they normally get during Covid.
Review and reform the Display Screen Equipment regulations
- Final Signatures: 16
The Government should review the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 and consider reforms to explicitly reflect modern technology including laptops, mobile phones and tablets, and increased working from home.
Currently, funeral directors, burial and cremation providers can claim for fees directly from the Children’s Funeral Fund for England.
Repeal the Triple Lock and reduce the State Pension rate to £125 a week
- Final Signatures: 20
The United Kingdom spends over 100 billion pounds a year on state pensions. By reducing spending on pensions this should allow the Government to reduce the tax burden or increase investment in areas of the budget that will boost the economy.
Require home buyers pay a deposit to seller after mortgage approval
- Final Signatures: 14
I think that the home buying process in England needs reform, to ensure that, once a sale has been agreed, buyers cannot easily pull out.
Extend yearly State Pension increases to UK pensioners living in Canada
- Final Signatures: 14
The UK government should ensure that UK pensioners living in Canada receive yearly State Pension increases.
Allow the choice of online/phone Universal Credit appointments
- Final Signatures: 16
As seen during pandemic we have different options on how we can be flexible. universal credit visits every monthly visiting jobcentre or by phone appointment. All Identification is checked digitally online. What is need to travel to a local jobcentre when anyone as flexibility search for work online
Pay all Universal Credit Payments for December, before Christmas
- Final Signatures: 21
As the Covid-19 pandemic has put millions out of jobs, many individuals are left to survive on Universal Credit alone. However the Government has not taken into account the needs of the public at Christmas.