An online petition proposes a new ‘living’ State Pension salary should be paid to everyone of retirement age.
More than 34,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the State Pension to be paid to everyone in retirement at the same rate as the National Living Wage, despite an official response rejecting the proposal. According to map data on the petitions-parliament website, 34,062 signatures have now been recorded from every parliamentary constituency across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The DWP response also said there are “no plans to increase the State Pension to equal 35 hours a week at the National Living Wage”. The response on the petitions-parliament website said: “We are committed to ensuring economic security for people at every stage of their life, including when they reach retirement.
Top Money Stories Today The response continues: “Comparisons made in this petition between headline State Pension payments and the NLW do not consider the full package of measures available to support people in retirement.
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