Make the state pension tax exempt
We want the government to make the state pension tax exempt and not impact the tax threshold.
Signatures
17,129
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 17,129/100,000
- 07 AUG 2025Petition closedFinal total: 17,129 signatures
- 24 JUL 2025Government respondedHM TreasuryGovernment reply
Exempting the State Pension from income tax would be expensive and add complexity to the tax system.
Read full response - 18 JUL 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 07 FEB 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We think it is wrong to tax the state pension.