More than 63,300 people have signed an online petition calling for State Pension payments to rise by over £300.
More than 63,300 people have signed an online petition calling for a ‘universal’ weekly State Pension payment of nearly £550 to bring it into line with the National Living Wage rate. Someone on the full, New State Pension currently receives £221.20 each week while those on the maximum Basic State pension get £169.50.
The General Election means that all petitions that were open on the site will be closed and will no longer be able to be signed. They won’t be reopened after the election, but they will still be available for people to read on the petitions-parliament website. Top Money Stories Today In its written response to the ‘Offer the State Pension to all at 60, increase to equal 48 hours at the Living Wage’ petition, the DWP said that the UK Government has “no plans to increase the State Pension to equal 48 hours at the National Living Wage or to be made available from age 60”.
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