Judicial Review For 1950S Born Women State Pension Age

[Helewel]

As someone affected by this I will be very interested in the outcome.
https://www.ft.com/content/8708a612-f4ab-11e8-9623-d7f9881e729f
There is also a petition here.
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Secretary_of_State_for_Work_Pensions_StatePension_BackTo60_for_50sWomen/?ebcGgnb

[dannyk13]

Helewel, for your first link you need to be a subscriber to the FT.

[Zacs-Master]

https://www.ft.com/content/8708a612-f4ab-11e8-9623-d7f9881e729f

[Helewel]

Whoops.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/women-state-pension-high-court-13668880

[Zacs-Master]

Mmm. How bizarre. You can google and get to the FT page but not via a link.

[THECORBYLOON]

Try this https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/8708a612-f4ab-11e8-9623-d7f9881e729f

[THECORBYLOON]

Hmm...

[emmie]

i am not sure how this affects me i was born in 1954, and was told my pension age was 67...

[Helewel]

Emmie perhaps this will help you.
Hopefully a pleasant surprise
https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age/y

[CrapAtCryptics]

Ladies after equality in all things - let the guys work till they drop

[emmie]

according to that chart its 66.

[jno]

yes, try googling
"Pension age rises for 1950s-born women face judicial review"

[youngmafbog]

In this age of equality can someone justify whey women, who generally live longer than men, should retire earlier?

[rowanwitch]

I felt really let down when the pension age was increased. When I started work it was going to be 60 I kept my side of the bargain and worked until I could take my employers pension. I had already paid in for the required number of years. Worked in the public sector never had children so cost no money for education, Child benefit etc

[Helewel]

Equality is a relatively new concept. Whilst I agree that the age needs to rise it is simply the rate at which it has been implemented and the lack of information that has adversely affected this particular group of women

[woofgang]

The other point is that for just about the whole of our working lives we were told one thing and then we were suddenly told something else. I had many conversations with the helpdesk at the DWP over about 3 years and they kept saying "this is what we are told to say now but to be honest, we don't know how women like you will be affected. At first, as a widow whose husband had never claimed his pension I was told most definitely that I would get a maximum pension based on my husband's contributions which would top up my contributions; and that, based on this, I shouldn't buy extra years...then when I checked again, after I read on the DWP website that this wasn't going to happen, I started to get the people saying "We don't know, ask again in a month" I felt very sorry for the ladies I spoke to, it must have been very difficult for them. I don't disagree with the need for change but its totally unfair to set up one agreement and then suddenly say "Oh yes that was the agreement but we have decided to change it"

[THECORBYLOON]

How can you say you don't disagree with the need for change but then disagree when the arrangement IS changed?

[youngmafbog]

The problem is that soewhere along the line someone is going to be affected.

Maybe they shold have bought the age to retirement up to 65 then increased the retirement age?

I fully expect the rules to be changed and the State Pension to be means tested withing the next few years. They are already referring to it as a 'benefit' rather than a right to something you have paid into.

[THECORBYLOON]

The Retirement Pension/State Pension has been called a benefit in legislation for many decades.

[rowanwitch]

It should have been done as people started their working lives. Not changed during. So you could plan accordingly. I planned all my life for state pension at 60, knowing I could retire on my company pension a little earlier and manage using my small lump sum to top up til then. As it happens I had to give up work to care for Dave so my lump sum got eaten up quicker than expected. I have another 5 years on a pension that barely covers my rent, bills and travel costs. No bus pass until 66 either. Another deal broken.

[Helewel]

No bus pass here until state retirement age but Scotland Wales Northern Ireland and London are different. I agree with rowan that constantly changing the goalposts makes planning nigh on impossible.