This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Closed petition Allow people with a Terminal Illness to claim State Pension early
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The Government to pass a law automatically allowing people with terminal illness to claim their state pension before their legal retirement age.
If you have to retire due to ill health due to terminal illness and you are unable to work after contributing to your State Pension you should be automatically be entitled to your full state pension regardless of age.
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