Government rejects Waspi compensation again after review

DWP says creation of compensation scheme would be ‘highly impractical’ and ‘time-consuming’

Martin Richmond
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Government rejects Waspi compensation again after review

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will stand by its initial decision to not pay compensation to women against state pension inequality (Waspi).

The government's decision, announced today (29 January), said in drawing its conclusion, it had considered a number of factors, including reports published by the Parliamentary and Health Service O...

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