The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to 'address and compensate' millions of women born in the 1950s who have been affected by changes to the State Pension age
The battle for WASPI compensation has faced a fresh blow as a minister came under fire over the failure to move more quickly after a scathing report. A House of Lords debate saw Baroness Sherlock, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions , face heavy criticism as millions of women born in the 1950s still await news on possible compensation.
It recommended compensation equivalent to Level four on its banding scale, worth between £1,000 and £2,950. According to current Office for National Statistics figures, an estimated 3.5m women have been impacted by increases to the official retirement age. Lord Sikka then reminded the House that the Ombudsman had found the DWP guilty of 'maladministration' and that the report had recommended compensation. He continued: "Thousands of women have died while awaiting compensation, but all that successive Ministers have done is kick the can down the road, saying, 'We are still consulting'.
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