Submitted on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Lower retirement age to 62
When I started working, the retirement age for women was 60: for men it was 65. Now I cannot retire until I am 67. I will be 60 this year and feel very aggrieved that the goalposts have been changed.
During the Covid pandemic many working age people have lost their jobs. They have young families to support. Most people of around 60 years of age do not have young families to support. It would cost the Government less to pay a pension than it would to support an entire family through Universal Credits.The full new State Pension is £175.20 per week whereas the Universal Credit amounts start at £488.59 (couple under 25) - £594.04 (couple over 25) + £235.83 per eligible child.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319691
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
18.222.104.196 Sat, 18 May 2024 01:15:54 +0100
