Petition
Increase £10 Christmas Bonus, and the £0.25 80+ Age Addition for State Pension.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Increase the £10 Christmas Bonus, paid to most claimants, and the £0.25 80+ Age Addition for State Pension.
Increase them both in line with the amount it would have been if it had increased each year and kept up with inflation.
annual increases to the % that State Pension increases each year.
Increase them both in line with the amount it would have been if it had increased each year and kept up with inflation.
annual increases to the % that State Pension increases each year.
Increase the state benefit £10 Christmas Bonus, paid to most claimants, and the £0.25 80+ Age Addition for State Pension.
Please increase them both in line with the amount each would have been if it had increased each year and kept up with inflation. And then link their annual increases to the percentage that State Pension increases each year with the annual uprating which would maintain the rate across all benefit customers.
Please increase them both in line with the amount each would have been if it had increased each year and kept up with inflation. And then link their annual increases to the percentage that State Pension increases each year with the annual uprating which would maintain the rate across all benefit customers.
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 these petitions which call for the same action:
Abolish the basic State Pension, increase the new State Pension and pay to all. - Abolish the basic State Pension, increase the new State Pension and pay to all.
Increase the DWP Christmas bonus for benefit claimants to £20 - Increase the DWP Christmas bonus for benefit claimants to £20
Abolish the basic State Pension, increase the new State Pension and pay to all. - Abolish the basic State Pension, increase the new State Pension and pay to all.
Increase the DWP Christmas bonus for benefit claimants to £20 - Increase the DWP Christmas bonus for benefit claimants to £20
Timeline
| 29 Nov 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jan 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Aug 2026.