Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Raise the UK state pension to match the UK minimum wage, £16325 per annum
Closed
8,470 signatures
What the petition asks
Raise the UK state pension to match the UK minimum wage
The UK national pension is not enough to live on!
The UK national pension is not enough to live on!
Some pensioners have had their private pensions stolen or badly invested and others could just not afford to pay for a private pension
Either way the majority have paid into the state pension as National Insurance contributions
When we reach retirement and claim the basic pension it is only worth approximately £6981 per annum and by the governments calculations the minimum a person needs to live on is £16325 which is the minimum living wage
Raise the state pension to match the minimum wage!
Either way the majority have paid into the state pension as National Insurance contributions
When we reach retirement and claim the basic pension it is only worth approximately £6981 per annum and by the governments calculations the minimum a person needs to live on is £16325 which is the minimum living wage
Raise the state pension to match the minimum wage!
Timeline
| 29 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
8,470
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
29 Sep 2020
Closed
29 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.