DWP urged to 'swiftly' help all the women it failed after changes to their State Pension age

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Millions of 1950s-born women who lost out when the State Pension age changed cannot afford to wait much longer for compensation, campaigners said as they acknowledged that for some it was “already too late”.

Age UK accused the UK Government of “seemingly endlessly dragging its feet in situations when there have been clear findings of fault”, and compared the situation to concerns around the Windrush Compensation Scheme and the Post Office and Contaminated Blood scandals.Chairwoman of Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi), Angela Madden, branded it “simply unbelievable” that to date the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had not acknowledged its failings, nor put things right for those affected.With the publication of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's (PHSO) final report into the matter on Thursday, Ms Madden said “all parties owe it to the women affected to make a clear and unambiguous commitment to compensation”.The report found that the DWP failed to adequately communicate changes to women’s State Pension age and said thousands of women may have been impacted.Ms Madden called on MPs “to do justice to all the 3.6 million women affected”, stating that Level 6 compensation - of at least £10,000 - would “clearly and reasonably” recognise the injustice and loss of opportunities suffered.She added: “We are now looking to those who have supported us over the years to put their money where their mouth is and back us on a proper compensation package.“All the parties are now in the spotlight, with WASPI women watching and waiting to see how they should best use their votes in the coming general election.”Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, urged the UK Government to “get on with swiftly