Petition · past parliament
Increase standard benefit amount for ESA, & improve screening process for PIP.
Closed
243 signatures
What the petition asks
Thousands of people are too scared to apply for benefits, due to fear of losing current benefits or being taken to court
The amount for ESA is £57 per week. PIP is awarded if you qualify at a testing centre, where 'not looking tired enough' will get your application declined.
The amount for ESA is £57 per week. PIP is awarded if you qualify at a testing centre, where 'not looking tired enough' will get your application declined.
I am part of a fibromyalgia support page, and a bipolar support page. Both of these pages are full of people who are applying for PIP and ESA, and being turned down due to 'not looking tired enough' (fibromyalgia sufferer), 'being able to be woken up by strangers at their stop on a bus' (narcolepsy sufferer), 'being mobile' when the person has to use an electric wheelchair paid for by themselves due to benefit refusal (fibromyalgia sufferer)
Austerity is being applied in the wrong places.
Austerity is being applied in the wrong places.
Timeline
| 16 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Mar 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
243
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Sep 2016
Closed
16 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.