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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition restore state pension rights for women aged 50+

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the government recently delayed increasing the state pension age for women aged between 57 and 58. what about women over 50 who had already retired, some through ill health, who have completed 30 years or more in work.these women,particularly those aged 56 at present, having carefully planned their retirement now have to wait at least 18 months longer to receive their state pension, despite including this amount in their original decision to retire.

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