Petition · Cabinet Office
Create a Cabinet Minister for Older People
Closed
66 signatures
What the petition asks
We call the Government to create a new Cabinet-level Minister to represent older people and oversee policies affecting ageing, retirement, and wellbeing. Pensioners are around 18% of the population – a similar size to the 0-16 age population. We believe they demand the same representation.
Several charities and the Minister of State for Work and Pensions have highlighted pensioner poverty. It is estimated nearly 1-in-5 pensioners are living in poverty. We believe this is a startling, shameful, figure. Without senior representation at cabinet level, we believe this and other issues like digital exclusion, scams, health conditions, loneliness, poor housing, age discrimination, lack of opportunity for paid work may never be addressed.
Timeline
| 22 Oct 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
66
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
22 Oct 2025
Closed
22 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 17 Aug 2026.