Protect Disabled people who cannot work from planned cuts to benefits
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.
Signatures
31,388
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 31,388/100,000
- 08 OCT 2025Petition closedFinal total: 31,388 signatures
- 29 APR 2025Government respondedDepartment for Work and PensionsGovernment reply
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.
Read full response - 14 APR 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 08 APR 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We feel that disabled people who cannot work should not have their benefits cut. Acquired Disabilities can end careers, and we feel that those who previously contributed to tax deserve support. We also believe that people born Disabled need steady support without cuts.
We feel the pandemic widened the gap between current financial support and the extra cost of living for Disabled people; these proposed cuts will worsen this. We think forcing people to work will strain the fragile NHS and that Disabled people should not be punished for being unable to work.