Petition · past parliament
Give women born after April 1948 and before April 1950 the new pension rate.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Two major changes for pensioners have left women born between May 1948 and April 1950 severely disadvantaged.
Women born before April 1948 are entitled to a higher personal tax allowance and women born after April 1950 are entitled to a higher pension of an additional £170.60 every four weeks.
Women in between these two changes for pensioners are being unfairly victimised and no-one is doing anything about it.
Women in between these two changes for pensioners are being unfairly victimised and no-one is doing anything about it.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand you're concerned about state pension rates for women born after April 1948 and before April 1950, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
There used to be a higher personal tax allowance for people aged over 65, but as the basic rate personal tax allowance has increased, these age-related allowances have been withdrawn. Details of these policy changes are set out in this paper by the House of Commons Library:
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06158
We're also we're not aware of a policy which entitles women born after April 1950 to a higher state pension, so we're not sure exactly what you want the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you want the Government or Parliament to do.
If you need further information about your state pension or want to make a complaint, you could contact the Pension Service:
https://www.gov.uk/contact-pension-service
For further advice about your state pension, you could contact Citizens Advice:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/pensions/types-of-pension/state-pension/
We understand you're concerned about state pension rates for women born after April 1948 and before April 1950, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
There used to be a higher personal tax allowance for people aged over 65, but as the basic rate personal tax allowance has increased, these age-related allowances have been withdrawn. Details of these policy changes are set out in this paper by the House of Commons Library:
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06158
We're also we're not aware of a policy which entitles women born after April 1950 to a higher state pension, so we're not sure exactly what you want the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you want the Government or Parliament to do.
If you need further information about your state pension or want to make a complaint, you could contact the Pension Service:
https://www.gov.uk/contact-pension-service
For further advice about your state pension, you could contact Citizens Advice:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/pensions/types-of-pension/state-pension/
Timeline
| 22 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Jul 2019
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