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Waspi women criticise 'bizarre and unjustified' ruling out of compensation

The article discusses the backlash from the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign following the UK Government's decision to rule out compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age. The WASPI group, representing women born in the 1950s, has criticized the government's stance as "bizarre and unjustified," especially after the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to adequately communicate the pension age increase from 60 to 65, and then to 66. Despite the PHSO's recommendation for compensation, the government has dismissed the findings, arguing that the changes were well-publicized and that compensation would not be appropriate. WASPI campaigners argue that this decision ignores the significant financial and emotional hardship faced by these women, many of whom were left with little time to adjust their retirement plans. The group is now calling for MPs to challenge the government's decision and is considering legal action to seek redress for the affected women.

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