Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Raise tax threshold for the over 65s

Closed 687 signatures

What the petition asks

To help UK Pensioners we want the UK government to raise the tax threshold/personal allowance to a reasonable £25,000 This would help bring thousands of pensioners out of poverty.
A pensioner in the UK who has contributed to either a workplace pension or a personal pension will pay tax on it, if combined with the state pension it is over the currant tax threshold of £9,500. This is a ludicrous situation in these hard times, and compared to other leading nations is derisory.

Timeline

29 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
29 Mar 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 687
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 29 Sep 2020
Closed 29 Mar 2021

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