Rejected petition Pensioners lower tax releif

increase the lower tax relief for pensioners only by £2000 as all the benefits currently are for people in work and not for those finished working

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The government is giving benefits for workers and taking things off pensioners who have worked all their life and paid into everything so now help the pensioners this way.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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We're not sure exactly what you mean by tax relief for pensioners.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the state pension to be exempt from tax: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/710017 and this petition which calls for the personal allowance for pensioners to be raised to £25,000: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/704093

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Date submitted 25 February 2025
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