Petition · past parliament

Scrap PIP & ESA assessments for anyone receiving palliative care

Closed 1,081 signatures

What the petition asks

No-one receiving palliative care, whether or not they qualify for DS1500, should have to jump through the hoops DWP assessors set which can stop them receiving benefits.
People with incurable cancers are being sent for assessments to get back to work. Paramedic assessors state people are curable when oncologists know the truth. There's already a lack of support for those dying. No nurses for secondaries until 2020 so we’re told !!! Why make this more stressful?

Timeline

19 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
19 Sep 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,081
Status Closed
Opened 19 Mar 2019
Closed 19 Sep 2019

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