An online petition is arguing for the New and Basic State Pension to be paid at the same rate.
A new online petition is calling for all people over the official age of retirement to be paid the New State Pension weekly rate of £221.20, some £884.80 every four-week pay period. At present, those who reached retirement age before April 6, 2016 are only eligible for the Basic State Pension , which is worth up to £169.50 each week, some £678 every pay period.
“I think it’s not right that people who have worked all their lives and some who have been on benefits all of their lives get more pension. We believe this is unfair.” The DWP response states: “In 2023-24 we will spend over £151.1 billion on benefits for pensioners. This includes spending on the State Pension which is forecast to be £124.1 billion in 2023-24.
Latest State Pension News The DWP also clarified that under the pre-2016 State Pension system, people receive different amounts depending on the National Insurance contributions they made.
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