Support our call to raise State Pension

We have a new online petition currently going viral, calling on the UK government to set a minimum level of weekly State Pension payment of £380 for every retiree, arguing that the current rates are “far too low” as compared to nearly any other country. We are also asking for the official age of retirement to be lowered from 67 to 60 for both men and women.

Signatures are coming in at a fast rate currently and we have tens of thousands of supporters, however we need far more, to reach at least one hundred thousand, in order to force a debate in [UK] parliament.

Please take the time to sign this petition, it’s aimed at helping not just pensioners, but putting life back into the entire economy of Britain.

The petition reads: “The British State Pension is far too low. We want the [UK] Government to increase the basic State Pension to £19,760 a year (£380 a week), and extend this to anyone aged 60 or over. This should lift thousands out of poverty, and give our elderly folk more spending power and help grow the economy.

“The [UK] Government should restore the State Pension age back to 60 for men and women, because, people should not have to wait until their mid to late 60s to claim the State Pension, as many people have worked from a young age, and their health deteriorates long before they are able to claim the State Pension.”

The petition is set to close on December 8, 2022, and can be viewed on the petitions-parliament website here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/617603 Angela Templeton, Karen Burns, Dave Fabian, Denver Johnson, Jean Hardiman Smith, Katie Simpson and Michael Thompson (Chair & Host)

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