Automatic access to disability benefits for working people with cancer

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openDepartment of Health and Social Careby RYAN MOLLOYOpened 27 April 2026

Background

We demand automatic access to Universal Credit Health Elements and disability benefits for working people with cancer who have paid National Insurance contributions.

Additional details

You pay into the system through years of taxes and National Insurance contributions, trusting it will provide a safety net during serious illness. A cancer diagnosis shatters that trust for far too many because, despite contributing responsibly, the current rules for Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can fail to recognise the unique realities of cancer patients. We want cancer to be a recognised priority in UC and PIP.

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Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 765925.