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.
Signatures
14,563
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 14,563/100,000
- 11 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 14,563 signatures
- 28 JAN 2025Government respondedDepartment for Work and PensionsGovernment reply
Our commitment to the Triple Lock throughout this Parliament will increase the State Pension by up to £1,900 a year by its end. The Government does not and will not means-test the State Pension.
Read full response - 12 JAN 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 11 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
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 by now. 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.