The government department said there are no plans to raise the full State Pension
The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a response to calls for the State Pension to be paid to everyone in retirement at the same rate as the National Living Wage.
However, the full New State Pension is worth £10,600 for the 2023/24 financial year. Despite this, the DWP confirmed that the government has no plans to increase the State Pension age to the same rate as the National Living Wage.It added that the different rates serve "different purposes" and that a "direct comparison cannot be drawn" between the two. The petition proposed making changes that would see 12.6m pensioners receive £364.
“This petition suggests increasing the State Pension to equal 35 hours a week at the National Living Wage . The two have different purposes and a direct comparison cannot be drawn.
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