This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Give women born after April 1948 and before April 1950 the new pension rate.
Two major changes for pensioners have left women born between May 1948 and April 1950 severely disadvantaged.
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Women born before April 1948 are entitled to a higher personal tax allowance and women born after April 1950 are entitled to a higher pension of an additional £170.60 every four weeks.
Women in between these two changes for pensioners are being unfairly victimised and no-one is doing anything about it.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand you're concerned about state pension rates for women born after April 1948 and before April 1950, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
There used to be a higher personal tax allowance for people aged over 65, but as the basic rate personal tax allowance has increased, these age-related allowances have been withdrawn. Details of these policy changes are set out in this paper by the House of Commons Library:
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06158
We're also we're not aware of a policy which entitles women born after April 1950 to a higher state pension, so we're not sure exactly what you want the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you want the Government or Parliament to do.
If you need further information about your state pension or want to make a complaint, you could contact the Pension Service:
https://www.gov.uk/contact-pension-service
For further advice about your state pension, you could contact Citizens Advice:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/pensions/types-of-pension/state-pension/
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