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Iain Duncan Smith MP: Give sick cancer patients access to financial support

Closed 467 signatures

What the petition asks

The benefit rules should be relaxed for cancer patients who prove they are genuinely sick, regardless of their age, employment status and financial status.
Cancer comes with huge costs. Not just physically and emotionally, but also financially. It robs people of their ability to work, their livelihoods and their savings. While cancer is classed as a disability in some aspects of law, it isn't classed as a disability when applying for benefits. Under the current government, cancer patients are being denied access to crucial financial support. That support needs to be made more accessible - because cancer is devastating enough.

Timeline

16 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
16 Sep 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 467
Status Closed
Opened 16 Mar 2016
Closed 16 Sep 2016

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