Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Universal Social Work bursary
Closed
34 signatures
What the petition asks
Institute a social work bursary for all social work students. Creating parity between all allied health professionals
Given the ongoing shortage of social workers as acknowledged by governmental statistics and high turnover within the workforce that the government creates a parity with other professionals in the health care sector and introduce a universal bursary like other AHP recieve including the uplift if it is deemed that there is difficulty recruiting into the profession
Timeline
| 16 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
16 Oct 2020
Closed
16 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.