Wealthy nations shouldn’t have poor pensioners
The UK’s weekly basic state pension of £156.20 is one of the worst in the developed world and worth only 16.7% of pre-retirement wages. Poorer pensioners can claim means-tested benefits to get £201.05 but that is still not enough to live on. We need a Wellbeing Pension of £235.00 per week – the amount required to cover the basic cost of living and escape poverty. The UK basic state pension plus benefits is £27.44 per week lower than pensioners need to live with basic dignity and that is unacceptable.
WE NEED TO PRIORITISE PENSIONER WELLBEING
HELP US send a message to the UK’s Pensions Minister by signing our petition stating loud and clear that pensioner poverty is unacceptable and that a Wellbeing Pension of £235 per week is required.
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