State pensioners call for ‘at least’ £200 per week for all retirees as a guarantee | Personal Finance | Finance

“After a lifetime of tax and national insurance contributions, older people deserve a minimum income of £200 per week without recourse to the benefits system.”

At the time of writing, the petition has garnered 4,280 signatures, which means it currently falls short of the 10,000 needed to trigger an official Government response.

However, the petition is gaining traction and has up until the deadline of January 2023 to get the signatures required to meet this threshold. 

For the new state pension, Britons will usually need at least 10 qualifying years on their NI record to get any amount at all.

Some 35 qualifying years are usually required to get the full new state pension. For the basic state pension, 30 qualifying years are needed for the full sum.