Petitions/Automatic access to disability benefits for working people with cancer
StatusOngoing
Opened27 Apr 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We demand automatic access to Universal Credit Health Elements and disability benefits for working people with cancer who have paid National Insurance contributions.

You pay into the system through years of taxes and National Insurance contributions, trusting it will provide a safety net during serious illness. A cancer diagnosis shatters that trust for far too many because, despite contributing responsibly, the current rules for Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can fail to recognise the unique realities of cancer patients. We want cancer to be a recognised priority in UC and PIP.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Claire Hazelgrove
1Claire Hazelgrove MP
Filton and Bradley Stoke
6
Christian Wakeford
2Christian Wakeford MP
Bury South
4
Richard Tice
3Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
2
Kirsteen Sullivan
4Kirsteen Sullivan MP
Bathgate and Linlithgow
2
Andrew Griffith
5Andrew Griffith MP
Arundel and South Downs
1
Wera Hobhouse
6Wera Hobhouse MP
Bath
1
Preet Kaur Gill
7Preet Kaur Gill MP
Birmingham Edgbaston
1
Taiwo Owatemi
8Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West
1
Emma Foody
9Emma Foody MP
Cramlington and Killingworth
1
Ms Polly Billington
10Ms Polly Billington MP
East Thanet
1