Scottish Labour abstained from the Holyrood vote and pushed for clarity on any compensation scheme.
MSPs have backed the Scottish Government ’s call for “compensation in full” to be paid to women impacted by changes to their State Pension age. In a Holyrood debate on Wednesday, the Scottish Parliament voted by 75 votes to zero, with 52 abstentions, which included Scottish Labour .
More than 6,700 people have signed a new online petition calling for a public inquiry to be held into changes made to the State Pension age for women. Petition creator Kay Clarke argues that increases to the State Pension age have left many women in “financial and mental despair” and believes that an inquiry “is necessary to expose the truth”.
The PHSO recommended compensation equivalent to Level 4 on its banding scale - between £1,000 and £2,950, however, the WASPI campaign and some MPS, including the SNP’s Alan Brown, are keen to see the highest level of compensation awarded - which starts at £10,000.
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