[ Women affected by major changes to the state pension age have accused the Government of going into “hiding” over the issue of compensation. Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners told MPs today that the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is refusing to meet them to discuss the compensation scheme recommended in a report … Read more
[ Ministers have still not met the author of the damning report into Waspi state pensions, six weeks after it was published, it has emerged. A report by the Parliamentary and Health Service ombudsman in March found that the Department for Work and Pensions was guilty of maladministration by failing to inform women born in … Read more
[ Ministers are considering replacing Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) with a new six-tier system of disability benefits that would see many recipients receiving less money than now. A Government green paper on replacing PIPs proposes offering benefits to people according to their individual condition and specific needs. The tier system would be based on a … Read more
[ Women angry over major changes to the state pension age have warned Britain’s politicians that they are ready to make compensation one of the single biggest issues at the general election. The Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign has vowed to put pressure on every single election candidate to commit to an “adequate” … Read more
[ Senior MPs have urged the Government to hold an urgent vote on compensation for women who say they lost out financially because of changes to the state pension. Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaigners are furious that both the Conservatives and Labour have refused to commit to compensation, despite last month’s damning report … Read more
[ Whoever wins the next election must protect the state pension triple lock, former pensions ministers have warned. The future of the policy has been thrown into doubt amid fears that funding the state pensions of a growing older population will drain the public finances. Sir Keir Starmer, who is on course to lead the … Read more
[ Women who say they lost out financially because of major changes to the state pension age are demanding that MPs hold a vote on compensation. Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) has written an open letter to Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt – urging the minister to “urgently” set aside time for a vote on … Read more
[ In our weekly series, readers can email in with any question about retirement and pension saving to be answered by our expert, Tom Selby, director of public policy at investment platform AJ Bell. There is nothing he doesn’t know about pensions. If you have a question for him, email us at [email protected]. Question: I’ve read that it’s … Read more
[ Compensation for Waspi women who lost out when the pension age was changed must be “fair” to the taxpayer, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said, following warnings that it could cost up to £10.5bn. He suggested it will “take time” to organise payouts for the millions of women affected and cautioned: “There’s no secret vault … Read more
[ Ignoring the estimated 3.6 million women affected by major changes to the state pension age could spell electoral danger for Labour, the party has been warned. Pollsters and campaigners told i that the generation of so-called Waspi women who did not get their pension at 60 as they expected could have “outsized influence” on … Read more
