Petition · past parliament

Ensure nobody gets less than those in our prisons

Closed 59 signatures

What the petition asks

We would never make a prisoner go without food, shelter or water. We do however remove benefits from people who cannot provide for themselves. Charities should not be used as the safety net - the government should be providing.
We should ensure every citizen gets, at a bare minimum, the necessities of food, shelter and water. This includes people who miss meetings at the job centre, get fired from their job, are under or over a certain age, or are children of single parents with many siblings. Everybody deserves to live, but recent changes to our benefits system seem to forget this and force people to rely upon charities. The government should provide these necessities, to anybody who needs supporting, at all times.

Timeline

22 Jul 2015 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jan 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 59
Status Closed
Opened 22 Jul 2015
Closed 22 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.