This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition reform the disability welfar and stop making disabled jump through hoops
my background is a mental health service user and i feel deeply embarassed having to explain my mental health and restrictions on my life to the dwp and government when they should support us
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
I am afraid we are unable to accept the petition as it is currently drafted because at the moment it is not clear what you want the UK Government or Parliament to do. To help you get what you want, it is important that your petition has a clear action for the UK Government or Parliament.
From reading your petition, I think that you are dissatisfied with the process you need to go through to collect disability welfare and, in particular, the amount of explanation you need to provide.
If this is correct, you could for example start a new petition asking to: stop or reduce the number of steps disabled people have to go through to get disability welfare, or stop people having to explain their disability or mental health and the restriction it has on their lives in order to claim welfare. In the additional information you could give your own experience as an example.
Alternatively, you may wish to petition for an impact assessment to be made on, or an investigation into the effect the process of applying for disability welfare has on applicants, again using your own experience as an example.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.