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DWP urged to pay WASPI women £10,000 in compensation over state pension 'bombshell'
Millions of women lost out when the pension age was increased from 60 to 66
NEWS
By James Roger
Phil Norris
Editor,
Gloucestershire Live
14 FEB 2024
Mr Brown, who represents Kilmarnock and Loudoun, added: "For nine years this matter has been debated hearing harrowing stories with many MPs across the chamber pledging they would do all they could to help these women but the government has ignored the plight of these women."
"Unfortunately, 40,000 of these women are dying each year without receiving any compensation and tragically 240,000 have now passed away."
He suggested that a Level Six payment of £10,000 or more would be considered "most appropriate". He said: "The Government decided over 25 years ago that it was going to make the state pension age the same for men and women," the government explained after an MP brought up the issue in Parliament.
"Both the High Court and Court of Appeal have supported the actions of the DWP, under successive governments dating back to 1995, and the Supreme Court refused the claimants permission to appeal."
WASPI campaigners have recently cautioned the DWP about possible changes to the State Pension age to avoid repeating past injustices.
Angela Madden, Chair of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign, said: "We have been working closely with Alan Brown MP and are grateful for his support in our continued fight for fair and fast compensation. The figure of £10,000 is in line with the findings of the cross-party APPG for State Pension Inequality for Women, which concluded that the figures outlined in the Ombudsman's Level 6 compensation scale are both necessary and proportionate.
“More than 260,000 WASPI women have died since the campaign began and this tragic statistic reconfirms the urgent need for justice for all those affected, following the repeated failures by the DWP and successive administrations of all colours. The Government has shown it can act to end long-running injustices within a matter of weeks as seen with the Post Office scandal. WASPI women must finally be awarded the same dignity with swift action."
DWP urged to pay WASPI women £10,000 in compensation over state pension 'bombshell'
Millions of women lost out when the pension age was increased from 60 to 66
NEWS
By James Roger
Phil Norris
Editor,
Gloucestershire Live
14 FEB 2024
There are calls to compensate women over state pension 'injustice'
(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The DWP is being asked to pay £10,000 compensation to WASPI women because of unfair treatment with their State Pension. Alan Brown MP spoke in Parliament about how wrong it is that 3.8 million women had to wait longer for their pensions without enough warning.
The SNP MP said: "Like so many injustices created by Westminster, the lack of resolution for the 3.8 million women is a disgrace. These women were given the bombshell that their state pension age was going to increase from 60 to 66 just as they were about to retire and it was too late to do any proper financial planning.
Women Against State Pension Inequality fights for women who got less pension money when the age for men and women's pensions was made the same. Founded in 2015, they want the women who lost out to get paid back,
The DWP is being asked to pay £10,000 compensation to WASPI women because of unfair treatment with their State Pension. Alan Brown MP spoke in Parliament about how wrong it is that 3.8 million women had to wait longer for their pensions without enough warning.
The SNP MP said: "Like so many injustices created by Westminster, the lack of resolution for the 3.8 million women is a disgrace. These women were given the bombshell that their state pension age was going to increase from 60 to 66 just as they were about to retire and it was too late to do any proper financial planning.
Women Against State Pension Inequality fights for women who got less pension money when the age for men and women's pensions was made the same. Founded in 2015, they want the women who lost out to get paid back,
Mr Brown, who represents Kilmarnock and Loudoun, added: "For nine years this matter has been debated hearing harrowing stories with many MPs across the chamber pledging they would do all they could to help these women but the government has ignored the plight of these women."
"Unfortunately, 40,000 of these women are dying each year without receiving any compensation and tragically 240,000 have now passed away."
He suggested that a Level Six payment of £10,000 or more would be considered "most appropriate". He said: "The Government decided over 25 years ago that it was going to make the state pension age the same for men and women," the government explained after an MP brought up the issue in Parliament.
"Both the High Court and Court of Appeal have supported the actions of the DWP, under successive governments dating back to 1995, and the Supreme Court refused the claimants permission to appeal."
WASPI campaigners have recently cautioned the DWP about possible changes to the State Pension age to avoid repeating past injustices.
Angela Madden, Chair of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign, said: "We have been working closely with Alan Brown MP and are grateful for his support in our continued fight for fair and fast compensation. The figure of £10,000 is in line with the findings of the cross-party APPG for State Pension Inequality for Women, which concluded that the figures outlined in the Ombudsman's Level 6 compensation scale are both necessary and proportionate.
“More than 260,000 WASPI women have died since the campaign began and this tragic statistic reconfirms the urgent need for justice for all those affected, following the repeated failures by the DWP and successive administrations of all colours. The Government has shown it can act to end long-running injustices within a matter of weeks as seen with the Post Office scandal. WASPI women must finally be awarded the same dignity with swift action."
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