Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs at Living Wage
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.
Signatures
27,456
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 27,456/100,000
- 26 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 27,456 signatures
- 16 JAN 2025Government respondedDepartment for Work and PensionsGovernment reply
The Government has no plans to make State Pension available from the age of 60 or to increase State Pension to equal 48 hours of work a week at the National Living Wage.
Read full response - 01 JAN 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 26 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
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.