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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that British taxpayers cannot afford the ‘burden’ of a billion-pound compensation scheme.
The government is facing pushback from campaigners and MPs over its decision not to compensate women born in the 1950, known as WASPI women, affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated.
An investigation by Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) found that the government has failed to adequately inform women born in the 1950s about the increase in their state pension age.
Traditionally, UK women claimed state pensions at 60, while men did so at 65. Laws passed in 1995 and 2011 raised women’s pension age to align with men at 65, later increasing it to 66.
Women born in the 1950s saw their pension age rise by up to six years, which they said left them with insufficient time to adjust their retirement plans.
In March 2024, the Ombudsman recommended that affected women should receive compensation ranging from £1,000 to £2,950, depending on individual circumstances.
However, Kendall told the Commons on Tuesday that the government will not be providing the financial compensation. She said that most women…