Submitted by Maurice Page on Wednesday 18th October 2023
Published on Thursday 2nd November 2023
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 2nd May 2024
Current Signatures: 36
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Give pensions to those in armed forces who served more than 2 years pre-1988
In 1988, the qualifying period for a deferred armed forces pension was reduced from 5 years to 2 years. Those who served for fewer than 5 years from 1975 - 1988 are not eligible for a pension. Those who served for any length before 1975 are not eligible.
I served 3 years in the Armed Forces from 1979 to 1982. I want the government to change the rules and pay me and many others what I believe we should be receiving.
Someone now serving or who left after 1988, who served more than 2 years, is entitled to a pension. Why should people like me be discriminated against?
This change would, I believe, make the system fair for everyone who served their country.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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