
We ask the UK Government to allow pensioners to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP). People over State Pension age cannot make new PIP claims and must use Attendance Allowance, which we believe gives less support and no mobility component. Allowing PIP could provide fairer, needs-based support
Pat McFadden
Work & Pensions Secretary
Make people with cancer and unable to work automatically entitled to PIP
Government to fix private pension access age at 55
Exempt all pensioners from council tax
Lower the state pension age to 65 years old
Make everyone born up to 31 December 1960 eligible for the state pension at 66
We ask the UK Government to allow pensioners to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP). People over State Pension age cannot make new PIP claims and must use Attendance Allowance, which we believe gives less support and no mobility component. Allowing PIP could provide fairer, needs-based support
Make people with cancer and unable to work automatically entitled to PIP
Government to fix private pension access age at 55
Exempt all pensioners from council tax
Lower the state pension age to 65 years old
Make everyone born up to 31 December 1960 eligible for the state pension at 66