The government has refused to compensate Waspi women, despite an independent watchdog recommending payouts for those affected by increases to the state pension age.
A group representing women born in the 1950s who were affected by increases to their retirement age are campaigning for fairer payouts. The changes, intended to equalize the state pension age across genders, resulted in some women being out of pocket. Women's state pension age was increased from 60 to 65 between 2010 and 2018 to match men's. Both men's and women's state pension age was changed to 66 in 2020, and is set to rise again from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.
Waspi, as the group is known, argues they were not adequately informed about the changes, leaving some struggling to pay bills and others working through ill health. This week, the government rejected a recommendation to compensate Waspi women, stating it would be an unfair use of taxpayers' money. An independent report found that those affected had not been adequately informed about the changes and called for an apology and payouts, suggesting compensation between £1,000 and £2,950 for each person
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