DWP e-Petition

A new petition on the frozen pensions issue has just been posted on the official UK government website for citizen participation, DirectGov. It is sponsored by the International Consortium of British Pensioners and reads as follows:

 END THE UNFAIR FROZEN OVERSEAS PENSION POLICY

Under regulation 3 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations British pensioners who retire to any one of over 120 countries, mainly in the Commonwealth, have their rightful state pension frozen. Meanwhile, those who retire to other countries have their pension uprated annually, just as though they never left the UK. This discriminatory policy currently impacts on the lives of over half a million British pensioners and curtails the freedom of choice of all British pensioners in retirement. We call for this Government to heed the plea of the International Consortium of British Pensioners to repeal this Regulation.

If it receives at least 100,000 signatures, this petition will be eligible for debate in the House of Commons!  Your participation is essential if we are to achieve that goal, so we ask that you please sign this important petition.

The following link http://bit.ly/BritPensions will take you directly to the petition site.

FOR HELP WITH THE  PETITION LINK PLEASE SEE BELOW:

Our sincere thanks go to every one of you who decide to support this very important e-petition.  Please feel free to pass it on to all your friends and relatives who you think might support us as well, especially those living in the UK.  Remember, this pension freezing policy imposed by the UK government doesn’t just affect the more than half a million pensioners around the world whose pensions are currently frozen.  As the petition says, it also curtails the freedom of choice for ALL British Pensioners in retirement.  Your support will help us get that policy changed.

Sincerely
Tony Bockman
Chairman - International Consortium of British Pensioner

1. Click on the following link http://bit.ly/BritPensions which will take you directly to the petition
2. Click on the "Sign this petition" button to take you to the signing page.
3. Complete all of the details requested on the signing page.  Make sure your email address is accurate as you will be sent a confirmation email as part of the process - more on this below.
4. Where they ask "British citizen or UK resident" the answer should be "Yes"; they are asking you whether you are one or the other, or perhaps both.  Only answer "No" if you are neither one nor the other. 
5. In the "Country" box, United Kingdom is the default country but when you click on the down arrow next to the box, a drop down menu provides you an enormous list of countries.  Select the one that applies to you.

NOTE:  If you live outside the UK you’ll probably see a message that your postal code is not recognized.  This will not matter once you’ve selected your country of residence.

6. When you have completed the details move towards the bottom of the page where you will find a “Captcha box” where you have to read two words and then type them into a box, one of which is usually difficult to read.  Don't worry if you get it wrong the first time; if you do they will provide you with two more words to try again.
7. When you have completed all of the above, click the box next to "I agree to the Terms & Conditions”, then click on the box "Sign this e-petition".
8. You will receive a confirmation email, usually within minutes unless the system is very busy, in which case be patient.  Click on the link provided in that email and Bingo! - your signature is registered.