Back our fight for fair state pension

Until September 9th, we had a new online petition going viral that was regrettably stalled, along with many others, 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.

We are back in action, desperately trying to avert a genocide of the elderly generation, which looks so imminent in the face of the current economic crash, and should be right at the top of the concerns of any incoming emergency government, especially when the previous cabinet, was effectively removed from office under administration...

We have over 77,000 supporters, however we need far more to reach at least 100,000 to force a Cross Party debate in Parliament.

Please take the time to sign this petition, it’s aimed at helping not just pensioners, but pumping 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 Wakeup Britain! (wakeupbritain2021@gmail.com).