This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Bring the basic pension to £350.00 p/week.

There is a high rate of poor living standards amount our old age pensioners. Very often they go without food, heating and other essentials that are the norm. The basic pension rate is more than 50% lower than the minimum hourly wage rate.
Old age Pensions are the most neglected means of income.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/269486

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