Pay pensioners the equivalent of the living wage of a 35 hour week.
The full rate of the new state pension is currently £11,502.40 a year, while the annual income derived from the living wage for a 35-hour week will from April be above £22,000. We think there is a distressing discrepancy between these two figures.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 15,606/100,000
- 20 JUL 2025Petition closedFinal total: 15,606 signatures
- 11 JUN 2025Government respondedDepartment for Work and PensionsGovernment reply
The Government has no plans to pay pensioners the equivalent of the living wage of a 35-hour week. Support for pensioners is available via the State Pension and a suite of other benefits.
Read full response - 29 MAY 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 20 JAN 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We must not allow our senior citizens, who have contributed so much to our society, to struggle through their sunset years. We consider that it is a matter of fairness and respect. We all deserve a decent life when we get old. We believe that all pensioners must receive the equivalent of the living wage at 35 hours a week as a minimum. This could ensure a better quality of life for our country's senior citizens and help ensure that no elder person in our society has to face financial hardship.