Rejected petition Reduce the state pension age to 60 Due to COVID19 Virus.

Rejected on 31 March 2020

Let the over 60s have the Option of taking out There government pension earlier then age 66 years old .
As we now have this virus.
More Vulnerable to being exposed in getting this virus while being at work after the lock down stops..

It’s our national Insurance Contributions we have paid .
So we should have the choice or not to take our pension out after 60 years old .
As we are at a higher risk of death from the virus health issues before age 66 now .

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302965

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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