Petition · past parliament

Change an M.P.'s age of entitlement to a Parliamentary pension

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

M.P's recieve a very generous tax payer funded pension, they should not be allowed to draw this pension until the state retirement age

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament don’t have the power to set or alter the age of entitlement for MPs’ pensions. That power was given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010, so that after 2012 MPs no longer had control over their own pay, expenses or pensions.

If you would like to contact IPSA about its decision, here’s how to contact them:

http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

Timeline

2 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
3 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Mar 2016

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