Rejected petition: Make the old and new pension schemes the same to eliminate the 2nd class status
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Create a single state pension scheme by eliminating the old scheme. The administration savings would be beneficial. This petition is to reinstate the one that was cancelled by Parliament.
Create a fairer scheme
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, which calls for similar action: "Increase New State Pension and pay to all, abolish the old Basic State Pension." https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728562
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