The UK government has refused to provide financial compensation to Waspi women, despite their long-running campaign. Welfare Secretary Liz Kendall argued that they suffered no direct financial loss when the state pension age was raised from 60 to 65. She stated that most women were aware of the changes and that offering up to £10.5 billion in compensation would be unfair to taxpayers.
Millions of Waspi women will NOT get any cash compensation despite their long-standing campaign, ministers announced today. Welfare Secretary Liz Kendall insisted they “suffered no direct financial loss” when the state pension age was increased from 60 to 65.But Ms Kendall today said most DID know about the changes, and that their demands for up to £10.5billion of financial redress was unaffordable and unfair to taxpayers.
She also said that while some DWP letters to the women informing them of the changes were sent out late, this did not have a major impact. She told the Commons: “These two facts: that most women knew the state pension age was increasing and that letters aren't as significant, as well as other reasons, have informed our conclusion that there should be no scheme of financial compensation to 1950s-born women, in response to the Ombudsman's report.' She added: 'The alternative put forward in the report is for a flat-rate compensation scheme, at level four of the Ombudsman's scale of injustice, this would provide £1,000 to £2,950 per person at a total cost of £3.5 billion and £10.5 billion. 'Given the vast majority of women knew the state pension age was increasing, the Government does not believe paying a flat rate to all women at a cost of up to £10.5billion would be fair or proportionate to taxpayers.” She added: 'I know there are women born in the 1950s who want and deserve a better life, they have worked hard in paid jobs and in bringing up their families.'Many are struggling financially with the cost of living and fewer savings to fall back on, and they worry about their health and how their children and grandchildren will get on. 'To those women I say, this Government will protect the pensions triple lock, so your state pension will increase by up to £1,900 per year by the end of this Parliamen
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