Petitions/Create a fast-track system for benefit claims for cancer patients
StatusClosed
Opened20 Dec 2024
Closes20 Jun 2025
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We believe the benefits application system for cancer patients is not fit for purpose. We think it is over-complicated, upsetting, and adds high levels of stress. We would like the Government to create a fast-track system for all of those cancer patients who are seeking benefits.

We think the system should be simplified, streamlined and cost-effective in a way that would benefit patients, medical professionals and the DWP. We believe that cancer patients should be focusing on getting through their treatment and not worrying about paying bills, mortgages or going back to work too soon as time taken for even an initial decision can be months.

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Aphra Brandreth
1Aphra Brandreth MP
Chester South and Eddisbury
98
Helen Morgan
2Helen Morgan MP
North Shropshire
90
Samantha Dixon
3Samantha Dixon MP
Chester North and Neston
87
Julia Buckley
4Julia Buckley MP
Shrewsbury
71
Dame Angela Eagle
5Dame Angela Eagle MP
Wallasey
65
Alison McGovern
6Alison McGovern MP
Birkenhead
64
Steve Reed
7Steve Reed MP
Streatham and Croydon North
63
Sarah Pochin
8Sarah Pochin MP
Runcorn and Helsby
60
Becky Gittins
9Becky Gittins MP
Clwyd East
60
Andrew Ranger
10Andrew Ranger MP
Wrexham
57
Create a fast-track system for benefit claims for cancer patients — Petitions