Petitions/Stop defining state pensions as a benefit
StatusClosed
Opened16 Dec 2025
Closes16 Jun 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want the Government to change the legal definition of state pensions and stop defining them as a benefit because we believe they are an Annuity paid for with national insurance contributions made by the person accepting the Annuity so in effect it was a way of saving for a pension.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Dame Caroline Dinenage
1Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Gosport
5
Ed Miliband
2Ed Miliband MP
Doncaster North
4
Paul Holmes
3Paul Holmes MP
Hamble Valley
4
Lizzi Collinge
4Lizzi Collinge MP
Morecambe and Lunesdale
4
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
5Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
North Cotswolds
4
Jade Botterill
6Jade Botterill MP
Ossett and Denby Dale
4
Dr Ben Spencer
7Dr Ben Spencer MP
Runnymede and Weybridge
4
Valerie Vaz
8Valerie Vaz MP
Walsall and Bloxwich
4
Dr Beccy Cooper
9Dr Beccy Cooper MP
Worthing West
4
Mark Garnier
10Mark Garnier MP
Wyre Forest
4