PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Stop Means Testing Pensioners and increase the State Pension.

We demand the government stop means testing pensioners, that we think is a degrading and humiliating practice. We also think the state pension should be increased. We believe that for too long, our elderly have been portrayed by media as merely burdens on the NHS and the modern welfare state.

Last fetched 07 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

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217

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Government response threshold (10,000) · 217/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 217/100,000

Background

We think that the elderly should be entitled to a decent pension and a comfortable lifestyle as many will have already paid into the system for longer than the rest of the population. We believe any Government should have a responsibility toward our nation's elderly people. In the Victorian era, retirement was often only an option for those who had accrued wealth. Are we regressing back to those Dickensian times? We believe means testing is an abhorrent practice that is demeaning and intrusive.