Petition · past parliament

Lower the state pension age for terminally ill persons to 60.

Closed 206 signatures

What the petition asks

As with the private pension pot, individuals should have the right to access a lifetime of payments which they have paid into their state run pension when they are found to be terminally ill.

Timeline

29 Jul 2015 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jan 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 206
Status Closed
Opened 29 Jul 2015
Closed 29 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.