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Court challenge forces Labour to reconsider compensating Waspi women over pensions
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The Labour government may be about to reverse its decision to refuse compensation to women who say they were not properly warned about the rise in the age at which they could claim the state pension.
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said information had come to light during an ongoing court case – about the effectiveness of letters sent out by the government of the day, warning women that the change was coming.
This has prompted him to revisit the decision to refuse compensation, he said – but he could not confirm or deny whether the decision would change.
For context, I wrote the following on December 17, 2024:
“Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) had called for payouts of £10,000 each after saying an estimated 3.6 million women were not properly informed of the rise in state pension age to bring them into line with men.
“And in March a parliamentary ombudsman recommended payouts of between £1,000 and £2,950 to those affected.
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