PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Remove the state pension from counting towards taxable income.
Stop counting the state pension as part of taxable income, so the full tax free amount could be used to allow a pensioner with small private pension to keep more of it.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
A state pension seperate from the tax free allowance, would give pensioners with small pension a chance to keep more of what they have saved for all their lives. government encourage people to to pay into private pensions Its immoral to tax something that working people have been encouraged to do, would improve their standard of living and would encourage more to keep working, growing the economy. State pension is a benefit, other benefits are tax free this is unfair. Making it tax free w