Petition · past parliament
Guarantee the UK will not introduce Welfare Cards
Closed
2,835 signatures
What the petition asks
We the undersigned ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to guarantee that they will prevent any introduction of Welfare Cards and the removal of choice for claimants of Social Security.
This would only induce further stigmatisation of claimants leading to a failure to the ‘right to live’ (Article 8 & Article 14 HRA) as others in the UK currently enjoy who are employed.
Many claimants who have paid into the welfare state over their years of work life have found themselves out of work or sick or disabled. This would be social engineering, forcing them to buy goods from government sanctioned suppliers when in many cases goods can be bought cheaper elsewhere.
Many claimants who have paid into the welfare state over their years of work life have found themselves out of work or sick or disabled. This would be social engineering, forcing them to buy goods from government sanctioned suppliers when in many cases goods can be bought cheaper elsewhere.
Timeline
| 19 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Apr 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,835
Status
Closed
Opened
19 Oct 2017
Closed
19 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.