Petition · past parliament

Fix the age for entitlement to the state pension to 60 for both men and women

Closed 234 signatures

What the petition asks

With high UK unemployment this would free jobs held by people at 60 years of age and older who wish to retire and release them for the unemployed and youth of the country.
This would be funded by the reduction to the welfare budget by those who come off benefits and instead would be paying taxes.

Timeline

15 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Dec 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 234
Status Closed
Opened 15 Jun 2016
Closed 15 Dec 2016

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