Petition · past parliament

Reduce the state pension age to 60 Due to COVID19 Virus.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Let the over 60s have the Option of taking out There government pension earlier then age 66 years old .
As we now have this virus.
More Vulnerable to being exposed in getting this virus while being at work after the lock down stops..
It’s our national Insurance Contributions we have paid .
So we should have the choice or not to take our pension out after 60 years old .
As we are at a higher risk of death from the virus health issues before age 66 now .

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Reduce the state pension age to 60 to better support the elderly

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Timeline

27 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
31 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Mar 2020

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