Stop the planned increase in the State Pension age, leave it at 66

We want the Government to reverse plans to increase the age at which people become eligible for the State Pension, first to 67, then to 68. We believe the State Pension age should remain 66.

This petition closed on 20 Sep 2023 with 4,289 signatures


Reticulating Splines

You may be interested in these active petitions

1. Government apology and compensation for 1950s Women affected by pension changes - 63,355 signatures
2. Stop the Chagos Deal - 3,503 signatures
3. Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK - 30,849 signatures
4. Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test - 122,795 signatures
5. Adjust the £10 DWP Christmas Bonus introduced in 1972 to reflect inflation - 4,653 signatures

The planned increase was based on life expectancy increases, but in Scotland life expectancy has decreased and in the rest of the UK has not gone up as expected.


Petition Signatures over time

Constituency Data

Reticulating Splines