The Government is, quite rightly, encouraging people to contribute to private pension schemes so they are not relying solely on the State pension when they stop working. However, once a combined pension income reaches the £12,500 personal allowance, they are being taxed on their pension income.
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With the State pension at roughly £9,500 pa, a person only needs an additional £3,000 pa from a private pension before they start being taxed on the additional income. This is something they have contributed to throughout their working life to allow them a comfortable retirement. I would like to suggest that pension income is exempted from income tax. Alternatively, the personal tax allowance for people in receipt of state pension could be increased.