The UK government has refused to provide compensation for 3.5 million women born in the 1950s who were affected by changes to their State Pension age.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced there will be no compensation scheme for an estimated 3.5 million 1950s-born women affected by changes to their State Pension age.
Making the statement to MPs in Parliament on Tuesday, Ms Kendall explained that following a thorough review by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) final report, published on March 21, she apologized on behalf of the UK Government to all women impacted by changes to their retirement age. Ms Kendall told the Commons: “I know this is an issue of huge concern to many women, which has spanned multiple Parliaments. My Hon Friend, the Pensions Minister and I have given the Ombudsman’s report serious consideration and looked in detail at the findings, and information and advice provided by the Department, which was not available to us before coming into Government.” She explained that the PHSO looked at six cases and found that the DWP provided “adequate and accurate information on changes to the State Pension age between 1995 and 2004” but added that “decisions made between 2005 and 2007 led to a 28-month delay in sending out letters to women born in the 1950s.” Ms Kendall admitted there was maladministration by the DWP. She said: “We accept that the 28-month delay in sending out letters was maladministration. “And on behalf of the Government, I apologize. “ She continued: “We also agree with the Ombudsman’s findings that the women suffered no direct financial loss because of this maladministration. However, we do not agree with the Ombudsman’s approach to injustice or remedy. And I want to spell out why. “First, the report does not properly take into account research showing there was actually considerable awareness that the State Pension age was increasin
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