Lanarkshire women's battle against state pension changes visits Holyrood

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Lanarkshire women who are battling against an “injustice” in state pension changes have taken their fight to the Scottish Parliament.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was among those who listened to the campaigners.The UK Government is being advised to pay out compensation to women born in the 1950s who are affected by the State Pension age 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 The Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) campaign is calling for an immediate one-off compensation payment from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).They are fighting for justice after the Government changed pension plans as well as raising the women’s qualifying age to 65 in 2018.This was much sooner than originally planned and no prior warning was given.The change has affected 3.8 million women across the country.In the Rutherglen Westminster constituency, more than 5000 women are thought to be affected by the changes.Last year, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) ruled that the DWP failed to communicate the changes with enough urgency and found it guilty of maladministration.The next stage of the PHSO’s investigation will consider the “impact that injustice had”.Local WASPI organiser, Anne Potter, who is from Burnside, was at the Scottish Parliament last week urging MSPs to sign their