A petition demanding an increase in the UK State Pension to £549 per week for everyone over 60, including expats, has garnered over 6,900 signatures.
More than 6,900 people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government to increase weekly State Pension payments to £549 for every person over the age of 60, including Brits living abroad in retirement. Petition creator Denver Johnson, proposes increasing the State Pension to equal 48 hours each week at the National Living Wage rate of £11.44 per hour. The petition proposals would provide 12.9 million people currently on the State Pension - and those over 60 - with £28,554.
24 each year. 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. The ‘Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs at Living Wage’ petition has been posted on the petitions-parliament website and states: “We want the Government to make the State Pension available from the age of 60 and increase this to equal 48 hours a week at the National Living Wage. “Hence from April 2024, a universal State Pension should be £549.12 per week or about £28,554.24 per year as a right to all including expatriates, age 60 and above. “We think that Government policy seems intent on the State Pension being a benefit, while increasing the age of entitlement. We want reforms so the State Pension is available from age 60, and linked to the National Living Wage.” At 10,000 signatures, the petition would be entitled to a written response from the UK Government. At 100,000 it would be considered by the Petitions Committee for debate in Parliament - read it in full here. Latest online petitions The New and Basic State Pensions are set to rise in April by 4.1 per cent, under the earnings growth measure of the Triple Lock, however, additional elements along with working age and disability benefits, will increase by 1.7 per cent under the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rat
UK State Pension Retirement Petition Living Wage
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New calls to increase weekly State Pension to £549 for every person aged over 60An online petition proposes a new ‘universal’ State Pension linked to the National Living Wage.
Read more »
New DWP update on State Pension compensation plan in response to WASPI petitionThe DWP has responded to an online petition calling for a State Pension age compensation scheme to be in place by March 21, 2025.
Read more »
State Pension and Pension Credit Payment Dates Changed for New YearOlder people receiving State Pension or Pension Credit will see changes to their payment dates over the New Year period due to bank holidays and office closures.
Read more »
Bridgnorth Town Council backs petition to save historic building in 'dangerous state of disrepair'A town council has backed a petition to restore a landmark building.
Read more »
New call to scrap TV licence fee for every person over State Pension ageOnly older people over 75 on Pension Credit are exempt from paying the £169.50 TV licence fee.
Read more »
DWP issues new text warning to every person on State Pension or benefitsDWP has taken to social media to share crucial information with all claimants.
Read more »