Call for WASPI women including thousands from Lanarkshire to receive £10,000 compensation

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Marion Fellows MP has compared the plight of women campaigning against the change to their state pension entitlement age to those affected by the Post Office and Windrush scandals.The WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners are fighting for justice for all women born on or after April 6 1950 to April 5 1960 who were affected by government’s 2011 Pensions Act which changed the age for them to receive state pension from age 60 to 65.The Motherwell and Wishaw MP has called on the UK government to provide full compensation for WASPI women before the House of Commons summer recess on July 23, adding that until it does it will remain a “stain on UK justice”.Thousands of women in Lanarkshire were amongst 2.6 million women across the UK born in the 1950s who were affected by the change.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android And it is estimated that up to 270,000 WASPI women have died before seeing any compensation.The SNP MP compared the issue to the Post Office Horizon scandal and the Windrush fiasco over the huge delays for compensation.She has called for every woman affected to receive a minimum of £10,000 compensation as a matter of urgency.The call follows a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday brought by fellow SNP MP Patricia Gibson.During the backbench debate on the