Government confirms no compensation will be paid to Waspi women over state pension age changes

DWP finds delays to communicate state pension changes did not amount to financial loss

Martin Richmond
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Government confirms no compensation will be paid to Waspi women over state pension age changes

The government has confirmed it will not be paying compensation to women against state pension inequality (Waspi) women, following the findings of a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).

The PHSO's report – published in March – found thousands of Waspi women may have been affected by the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) failure to inform them the state pension age had change...

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