The Department for Work and Pensions could hike the state pension to £28,000 a year if it bows to pressure from a new petition. A petition has racked up 14,000 signatures and will now receive a response from the new Labour Party government.
It calls on the government to hike the state pension to over £500 per week. It says: “Hence from April 2024, a universal State Pension should be £549.12 per week or about £28,554.24 per year as a right to all including expatriates, age 60 and above.
“We think that Government policy seems intent on the State Pension being a benefit, while increasing the age of entitlement. We want reforms so the State Pension is available from age 60, and linked to the National Living Wage.”
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You must be at State Pension age to get new State Pension. You can apply for new State Pension if you are a man born on or after 6 April 1951 or woman born on or after 6 April 1953. Before you get to State Pension age you should get a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions telling you how to apply.
You have to apply for new State Pension to get it. You may want to ask someone you know to help when you apply. You can also ask Citizen’s Advice or Age UK for help. There are links to their website at the end of the government’s guide online.
You will get a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions to tell you how much new State Pension you will get. You can talk to someone at your local Pension Centre who can explain how much money you will get.
A friend or family member can call foryou if you cannot use the telephone, too, the DWP says.