State pensioners could see their weekly state pension jump to a whopping £549 per week if a new petition is successful.

A petition set up on the government’s petition website already has nearly 10,000 signatures, the amount needed to force government to issue a reply.

The campaign is calling for the state pension age to be lowered to 60 and be increased to match the equivalent of 48 hours of work per week at the National Living Wage.

That would see the state pension increase from £221.20…