WASPI women compensation twist in battle for £2,950 payouts from DWP
Government’s stance was SLAMMED by legal experts.
Government’s stance was SLAMMED by legal experts.
A twist in the WASPI fight for compensation from the Department for Work and Pensions has emerged – after the Labour Party government’s stance was SLAMMED by legal experts.
As many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s are said to have lost out because of government failings in the way changes to the state pension age were made, prompting the launch in 2015 of the WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign.
Tax accountant Grace Hardy, from Hardy Accounting, said: “Whenever the state pension age changes for any one individual, proactive written notification should be mandatory well in advance, not dependent on people checking Government websites or seeing general media campaigns.
“The DWP knew exactly which cohorts would be affected and had their addresses; there was no technical barrier to writing to them.”
“We stand ready to pursue every avenue in parliament and in the courts to secure the justice that has been so shamefully denied.”
Mrs Madden added: “Ministers have demonstrated their utter contempt for 1950s-born women, for parliament and for the parliamentary ombudsman. The government has kicked the can down the road for months, only to arrive at exactly the same conclusion it has always wanted to.
“This is a disgraceful political choice by a small group of very powerful people who have decided the harm and injustice suffered by millions of ordinary women simply does not matter.”
