Petitions/Change review process for ongoing benefits for people with lifelong disabilities
StatusClosed
Opened27 Oct 2025
Closes27 Apr 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Allow workers in the DWP to review the available case notes for people who have lifelong disabilities rather than require people with lifelong disabilities and their carers to attend repeated reviews.

There are some people who have disabilities from birth which mean they will not able to be part of the workforce and will rely on benefits. Making these people attend reviews when the system changes can feel dehumanising, humiliating and stressful for them and their carers. There are available notes for these people and they should be accessed by DWP workers rather than a person having to continually "prove" they are still disabled. The data is available and we believe attending reviews is unnecessary.

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Anneliese Midgley
1Anneliese Midgley MP
Knowsley
44
Nadia Whittome
2Nadia Whittome MP
Nottingham East
20
Peter Dowd
3Peter Dowd MP
Bootle
13
Michael Payne
4Michael Payne MP
Gedling
7
Linsey Farnsworth
5Linsey Farnsworth MP
Amber Valley
6
Juliet Campbell
6Juliet Campbell MP
Broxtowe
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Catherine Atkinson
7Catherine Atkinson MP
Derby North
5
Dan Carden
8Dan Carden MP
Liverpool Walton
5
Lilian Greenwood
9Lilian Greenwood MP
Nottingham South
5
Bill Esterson
10Bill Esterson MP
Sefton Central
5