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Stop discrimination against Pensioners who have moved to Cyprus and Spain

Submitted on Tuesday 26th January 2016

Rejected on Thursday 28th January 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Stop discrimination against Pensioners who have moved to Cyprus and Spain

Petition Details

The UK Government has removed the Winter Fuel Allowance from UK State Pensioners who reside in Cyprus and Spain, thereby imposing a financial penalty with a view to stopping the freedom of movement of the elderly.

Additional Information

The UK Government has removed the Winter Fuel Allowance from state pensioners who have moved overseas to live in Spain and Cyprus, thereby giving them an option of either living in poverty or returning to the UK to reside in assisted accommodation.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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