An online petition calling for the UK Government to increase weekly State Pension payments to £586 for every person over 60, including Britons living abroad in retirement, has collected more than 10,500 signatures. Having crossed the signature threshold, the campaign is now entitled to a written response, likely from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The petition, launched by Denver Johnson, proposes raising payments to match 48 hours each week at the National Living Wage rate of £12.21 per hour. This increase would provide 13 million people currently receiving the State Pension - and those over 60 - with £2,344 every four-week payment period, equating to an annual sum of £30,476.

This hike would also benefit approximately 453,000 pensioners whose State Pension has been frozen

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