Petition UK pensioners to receive a much higher State pension.

We should not be means testing our elderly people for State handouts.

No old person should have to endure hypothermia related illness due to lack of heating. No old person should have to go hungry because of lack of food.

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Britain's State pension is less that £7,000 a year, even though this generation have paid Taxes and National Insurance contributions all, their working lives.

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Date closed 26 August 2016
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