{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/67332.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":67332,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"*REFORM* Reduce costs for government while streamlining the process for those in need","background":null,"additional_details":"At present, many offices with many employees assess identical evidence for claims to social funds that have been assessed previously for other claims resulting in wasted staff hours repeating the same tasks\r\n\r\nSUGGESTION:\r\nRequests for benefits be assessed by one central contact point that can assess all information required about a claimant for all benefits by going down a list of benefits the claimant may be entitled to:\r\nE.G:\r\nJSA = no\r\nESA = yes\r\nDLA = no\r\nchild benefit = yes\r\nincome support = no\r\netc.\r\nThis way all necessary evidence can be assessed together instead of the same documents keep being sent out for various benefits.\r\n\r\nRESULT:\r\n* reduced number of offices/ staff needed to asses cases\r\n* a claimants details need only be assessed once instead of wasting time assessing repeatedly\r\n* staff no longer required to assess can now help investigating fraud\r\n* make claims easier for those who genuinely in need\r\n* claimants may receive other financial help they weren't aware of","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":3,"created_at":"2014-07-09T13:34:52.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:30:06.563Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-07-10T11:19:32.000Z","closed_at":"2015-03-30T22:59:59.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-07-09T13:34:52.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}