Women affected by the state pension age changes have claimed victory after succeeding in a legal challenge for more compensation SerinaSandhu1 reports:
that the PHSO failed to find that the women had suffered financial loss and lost opportunities as a result of the maladministrationJohn Halford of law firm Bindmans said the PHSO needed to rectify how it calculated when some of the affected women actually found out about the state pension age changes in letters sent by the DWP.
The PHSO’s recommendation for compensation could now be higher in light of the watchdog withdrawing and revisiting part of its work. Still, the PHSO cannot recommend the repayment of pension for the additional years the women had to wait. “But our clients are pleased that the ombudsman has the humility to recognise his errors when challenged and agreed to withdraw the report and reconsider his approach.”
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