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Labour Faces Growing Pension Revolt From Women Let Down by DWP State Pension Age
Campaigners say 3.5 million women were affected after the government rejected ombudsman-backed redress recommendations.
- The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign is launching a fresh High Court challenge against the Government after ministers twice refused to establish a compensation scheme for women affected by state pension age changes.
- This escalation follows a report from The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, which found the Department for Work and Pensions committed maladministration by failing to properly communicate increases to the state pension age affecting 3.5 million women born in the 1950s.
- While the Ombudsman suggested compensation between £1,000 and £2,950 for those impacted, Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden maintained the Government's refusal, stating "our focus now is on delivering an action plan to implement lessons learned."
- Angela Madden, chair of the WASPI campaign, warned that ministers continue to ignore millions of voters, arguing Labour's recent local election losses demonstrate the risk of alienating WASPI women in hundreds of marginal seats.
- Legal representatives intend to raise "legal errors" in the Government's handling of the issue, having previously given ministers 14 days to respond to their grievances before proceeding with the new court action.
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Basingstoke Gazette+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Millions of 'Waspi' women could head back to court over pension fight
Waspi campaigners are launching a fresh legal challenge against the Government after ministers again refused compensation to millions of women.
·Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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'We will not be ignored, we will not give up the fight' says WASPI chief as campaign group proceeds with fresh legal action against Government in pension compensation fight
Pension campaign group WASPI is proceeding with fresh legal action against the Government, warning ministers to deliver compensation or face the conseqences from voters at election time.
·Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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WASPI legal challenge to go ahead as campaign chief sounds warning to Labour
The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign has announced it is going ahead with a High Court challenge against the decision to deny millions of 1950s-born women compensation
·London, United Kingdom
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Evening Standard+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Waspi women confirm plans to proceed with fresh legal challenge
Angela Madden, chair of the Waspi campaign, said ‘we will not be ignored, and we will not give up this fight’.
·London, United Kingdom
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