Millions of women born in the 1950s impacted by changes to their State Pension age face further delays on any proposed plans for compensation.
During several exchanges in Parliament on Monday, Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds repeatedly said that due to the “complex” final report published on March 21 by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), ‘time is needed’ to review the findings and recommendations.Labour MP Chris Webb also pressed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall to “act urgently, unlike the previous Government, and bring this injustice to an end”.
In response, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) boss highlighted how she had previously met with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign before the election and that Ms Reynolds was the “Minister for Pensions was the first Minister to meet them in eight years”.Ms Kendall assed: “It really is a serious report that requires serious consideration.
We will do everything possible to get this issue resolved as soon as possible.”Labour MP Mohammad Yasin urged the DWP to give an estimated 3.6 million women affected by changes to their retirement age a date to expect a response to the PHSO report and a compensation plan.
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