Labour government rejects calls for financial compensation for WASPI women, citing cost concerns. Campaigners vow to continue fight for justice.
A West Dunbartonshire activist who has spent years campaigning for compensation for WASPI women has been left “extremely disappointed and angry” after the Labour government confirmed it will not be offering pay outs. Labour Work and Pension Secretary Liz Kendall announced that around 3.5 million women born in the 1950s – who campaigners say were not properly informed of the rise to the state pension age – will not be given any sort of financial pay out.
Ms Kendall told the Commons: “The Government does not believe paying a flat rate to all women at a cost of up to £10.5 billion would be fair or proportionate to taxpayers.” Now, Liz Daly, co-ordinator for West Dunbartonshire WASPI, says the group will review its options before deciding on its next steps in a bid to win compensation. The 1995 Pensions Act increased the state pension age for women from 60 to 65 – bringing it in line with the state pension age for men. The changes were to be implemented in a phased roll-out over the next decade from 2010 for women born between 1950-1955. The roll-out was later sped up by the 2011 Pensions Act. It was at that stage that many women discovered that they would have to wait up to six years longer for their state pension, potentially impacting their retirement plans. Click here for more news and sport from West Dunbartonshire. In West Dunbartonshire, around 6,000 women have been impacted. Ms Daly told the Lennox: “We’re extremely disappointed and angry that the government has decided that WASPI women are not entitled to compensation. We will be examining the minister's statement carefully before we decide on our next steps. “As well as being a local co-ordinator, I’m also a member of the national steering group for Women Against State Pension Injustice (Waspi Campaign 2019). 'The Steering Group has already met and have agreed we need to encourage members to contact their MPs and tell them how angry they are. 'MPs are being asked to call for a vot
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