Thousands of people have signed an online petition supporting proposals for a new ‘universal’ State Pension.
The Department for Work and Pensions has rejected proposals in an online petition calling for the State Pension to increase to £549 for every person over the age of 60, including Brits living abroad in retirement. The proposals put forward by Denver Johnson have received more than 19,200 signatures of support.
This uplift would also be applied to some 453,000 retirees whose State Pension has been frozen at the point of emigration because the country they now live in does not have a reciprocal agreement with the UK Government. “It is also worth noting that while State Pension is an entitlement based on a person’s National Insurance record, it is legally a benefit. From the time of the 1946 National Insurance Act, which applied from the inception of the National Insurance scheme, retirement pension , has always been classified in law as a 'benefit'.”
The DWP also said there are no plans to bring the State Pension age back down to 60, explaining how it is a pay-as-you-go system funded by current taxpayers. In 2024/2025, it is forecast that the total spend on State Pension will be £138 billion, or 5.2 per cent of GDP. Latest DWP News State Pension payments 2025/26 The DWP will publish the full list of State Pension and benefit uprated payments shortly, so far they have only confirmed the New and Basic State Pension rates, not additional elements .
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