Petition · past parliament

Reduce pension age to 60 for men and women

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The loss of jobs due to Covid means many more people are looking for work. To help, it would make sense to reduce the pension age FOR MEN AND WOMEN to 60 years of age. This will at least give the younger generation a chance.
To give those who have worked all their lives a chance to enjoy their retirement and give younger generations a chance of working.

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 instead: 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:

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

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

2 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Sep 2020

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