This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Petition Where a partner dies before Retirement Age,transfer pension to Partner,for 5yrs
As part of the social care package I would propose that all persons whose life companion, partner, spouse, Husband or Wife died before that reached the stipulated Retirement Age to receive their partners pension, non-means-tested, for a period of Five years after the date of the loved one.
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This would also ease the burden on social care and health and be a clear signal of a Steadfast commitment to tackle the crisis of pensioner poverty, social care, and relive the impossible burden upon our NHS
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