Petitions/Review and change Universal Credit identity checks
StatusOngoing
Opened3 Jun 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

End the use of identity checks on Universal Credit claimants such as passport selfies, doorstep photos and images of people's homes. We call for proportionate, dignified alternatives.

Some claimants may be asked to photograph their passport next to their face and open their front door for photos. We believe this is humiliating, raises safeguarding and security risks, and could be discriminatory. Claimants are not criminals. They are vulnerable people who depend on this support to survive.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Joe Powell
1Joe Powell MP
Kensington and Bayswater
9
Georgia Gould
2Georgia Gould MP
Queen's Park and Maida Vale
8
Dawn Butler
3Dawn Butler MP
Brent East
3
Dame Meg Hillier
4Dame Meg Hillier MP
Hackney South and Shoreditch
3
Sir Keir Starmer
5Sir Keir Starmer MP
Holborn and St Pancras
3
Paula Barker
6Paula Barker MP
Liverpool Wavertree
3
Ben Coleman
7Ben Coleman MP
Chelsea and Fulham
2
Baggy Shanker
8Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
2
Stephanie Peacock
9Stephanie Peacock MP
Barnsley South
1
Calum Miller
10Calum Miller MP
Bicester and Woodstock
1