Rejected petition Protect the state pension from being means tested.

Workers have paid all their working lives for their pensions.

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The pension should be protected, and even brought closer to the living wage. I think people are struggling enough, the pension is not enough.

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The Government has said that "There is no means test for the State Pension, and this Government will never introduce one."

You can read more in the Government's response to this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700120

You may wish to sign the following petition:
Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs of Living Wage: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728656

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Date submitted 22 September 2025
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