Rejected petition: Protect the state pension from being means tested.
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Workers have paid all their working lives for their pensions.
The pension should be protected, and even brought closer to the living wage. I think people are struggling enough, the pension is not enough.
Why was this petition rejected?
We can't publish petitions when the request is something that's already happening or something that has been announced since you started your petition.
We think your petition is covered by Government or Parliament action already. If you'd like something else, you could start a new petition clearly explaining what it is.
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/728656We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.