Petition Stop using the term "benefit" when referring to the state pension.

Calling the state pension a "benefit" is offensive. Civil servants and MPs refer to the state pension under this heading but it does not reflect the tax and NI paid, and the years of working required to qualify. Furthermore it demeans pensioners and undermines dignity in old age.

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42 signatures

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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