Early Day Motions

Pension credit threshold

EDM (Early Day Motion) 169: tabled on 11 September 2024

Tabled in the 2024-25 session.

This motion has been signed by 36 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes that the current threshold of pension support to open the gate way of winter fuel allowance is too low; further notes the need to change the cliff-edge nature of the pension credit threshold; and calls upon the Government to capture the gateway support for those citizens with small occupational pensions that take them just above the threshold.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Liverpool Riverside
Primary
Cooper, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Mid Cheshire
Russell, Mrs Sarah
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Congleton
Webb, Chris
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Blackpool South
Naismith, Connor
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Crewe and Nantwich
Nichols, Charlotte
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Warrington North

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Hall, Sarah
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Warrington South
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Liverpool Wavertree
Baines, David
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
St Helens North
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
St Helens South and Whiston
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Easington
Ranger, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Wrexham
Witherden, Steve
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 12 September 2024
Strangford
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Normanton and Hemsworth
Beavers, Lorraine
Labour
Signed on 12 September 2024
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 7 October 2024
Jarrow and Gateshead East
McDonnell, John
Independent
Signed on 7 October 2024
Hayes and Harlington
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 7 October 2024
City of Durham
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Independent
Signed on 7 October 2024
Salford
Chowns, Ellie
Green Party
Signed on 7 October 2024
North Herefordshire
Lamb, Peter
Labour
Signed on 7 October 2024
Crawley
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 7 October 2024
Nottingham East
Jermy, Terry
Labour
Signed on 7 October 2024
South West Norfolk
Mohamed, Iqbal
Independent
Signed on 7 October 2024
Dewsbury and Batley
Opher, Dr Simon
Labour
Signed on 7 October 2024
Stroud
Byrne, Ian
Independent
Signed on 7 October 2024
Liverpool West Derby
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 October 2024
St Ives
Khan, Ayoub
Independent
Signed on 9 October 2024
Birmingham Perry Barr
Adam, Shockat
Independent
Signed on 10 October 2024
Leicester South
Denyer, Carla
Green Party
Signed on 15 October 2024
Bristol Central
Berry, Siân
Green Party
Signed on 19 September 2024
Brighton Pavilion
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 29 October 2024
Blackley and Middleton South
Ramsay, Adrian
Green Party
Signed on 30 October 2024
Waveney Valley

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Amesbury, Mike
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 17 March 2025
Runcorn and Helsby