N@N

'Government betrays WASPI women by rejecting recommendation to cough up cash'

^{Published on 2024-12-17 18:40:55 - The Daily Mirror}
 

• Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall and PM Keir Starmer turned their backs on 3.5 million women by rejecting ombudsman's recommendation to pay them compensation

The article from the Mirror discusses the UK government's decision to reject compensation for the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign, which represents women born in the 1950s who were affected by changes to the state pension age. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman had recommended compensation due to the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) failure to adequately inform these women about the pension age increase from 60 to 65, and later to 66. Despite this, the government, through Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, has decided not to offer compensation, arguing that the changes were well-publicized and that compensation would not be appropriate. This decision has been met with criticism from campaigners and opposition parties, who argue that it represents a betrayal of these women, many of whom faced financial hardship due to the lack of notice about the pension age changes. The WASPI campaign has vowed to continue their fight for justice, highlighting the significant impact on the lives of the affected women.

Read the Full The Mirror Article at:
[ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/government-betrays-waspi-women-rejecting-34334112 ]

Contributing Sources

---