State Pension Changing 1st August 2025

QrizB

That entire site reads like an AI hallucination.

Also, if it was true, the papers would be screaming it from the rooftops - simultaneously claiming credit for having campaigned on behalf of "hard done by pensioners" while decrying the new "budget black hole" and missing "magic money tree".

katejo

Wow! That's all I can say. Ha ha!

Brie

I did find a couple of other things where there was a promoting of a petition saying that as of 1st July there was 10k signatures trying to get this debated in parliament.  So even if it did get to parliament there would be weeks of wrangling, and if it passed months of preparation.  So not going to happen in the next few weeks, that's for sure!!

MeteredOut

Brie said:

I did find a couple of other things where there was a promoting of a petition saying that as of 1st July there was 10k signatures trying to get this debated in parliament.  So even if it did get to parliament there would be weeks of wrangling, and if it passed months of preparation.  So not going to happen in the next few weeks, that's for sure!!

https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/654389

Having looked at the site a bit more, I think QrizB has hit the nail on the head - the content all reads AI generated and Hal has hallucinated.

Smudgeismydog

If they are promoting it as an idea, then it sounds like someone being very hopeful in terms of getting this to be debated.

Much as I’m sure we would all like to think this could happen, I think we have to be realistic and agree it’s fantasy, sorry 

QrizB

Just for context, £549 a week is more than you'd make in 40 hours on adult NMW. That's how silly a number it is.

MeteredOut

QrizB said:

Just for context, £549 a week is more than you'd make in 40 hours on adult NMW. That's how silly a number it is.

The original petition was based on 48 hours on national living wage.

Marcon

jenniejo said:

thanks Brie and Booneruk - I felt like it was a scam too.  still feel very dubious but that is why I thought I would come on here to ask if I am not totally losing it LOL!!  I suppose only time will tell - or when Martin Lewis comes on tv to tell us that it is all a fairytale!!  in the meantime I shall live in hope 

You don't need Martin Lewis to tell you anything - it's clearly a total fabrication and he's unlikely to waste any time debunking it. Living in hope? There isn't any where this particular nonsense is concerned. Just look at any of official government sites. You can check your state pension age here: https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age

singhini

Just to be clear - Pensions aren't a benefit   (had to get that in)

A £30,000 "tax free" pension from age 68 could work (which is also inflation protected)

You get £30k annual pension but you have to give up free government healthcare (primary, secondary and tertiary care).

Might even be cheaper for the government?

i think Aneurin Bevan said something like when people fall ill the NHS will get them better and back to work and therefore the tax they pay will fund the NHS (however when you think about it, if your getting a pensioner better, their not going back to work). Just a thought.

Marcon

singhini said:

Just to be clear - Pensions aren't a benefit   (had to get that in)

Don't think the government agrees with you, unless the legislation has changed in recent years:

'The State Pension is described in legislation as a “benefit” in order to root it within the existing social security framework as a statutory scheme paid out of monies in the National Insurance Fund.'
 https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/121267