Update over DWP lowering state pension age to 60 for certain state pensioners
The petition urges: " Allow elderly disabled people to claim the state pension early. We think that any disabled person aged 60 who has been unemployed for at least 5 years should be given the choice to retire and claim the state pension immediately."
It adds: "We think that keeping people on DWP unemployment list when there is no chance of them ever becoming employed again is extra work for the DWP and extra stress for the disabled person.
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"We think that once someone is above 60 years old and are unemployed their likelihood of being employable is extremely reduced."
10,000 signatures are required to get a government response and at 10,000 signatures, the Labour Party government will respond to this petition. At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament.
It was created by George Bolgar with a deadline of 6 November 2025. All petitions run for 6 months - giving it plenty of time to smash the 10k barrier.
Everyone eligible for the basic State Pension has now reached State Pension age. To get it you need to have enough National Insurance qualifying years. You also need to be either a man born before 6 April 1951 or woman born before 6 April 1953.
If you were born on or after these dates, you'll claim the new State Pension instead. You will have already claimed your basic State Pension unless you delayed (deferred) your State Pension.
Your State Pension age is the earliest age you can start receiving your State Pension. It may be different to the age you can get a workplace or personal pension.
You can keep working after you reach State Pension age. 'Default retirement age' (a forced retirement age of 65) no longer exists.
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