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Bad News For Waspi Women
The Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman recommended compensatary payouts to the women affected by the changes in pension - the government and DWP have decided to ignore it.
What is the point of the Ombudsman if the governing bodies can choose to ignore them?
Sad day for many women
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So are you saying you would you have wanted more notice Rowanwitch, or are you saying you were already commited to leaving at 55 so the change was just too drastic. Some would say you could have gone back to work for maybe acoiple of days a week until you were 60 or 65. I've gone back working for 10 years part time since I retired, and I generally enjoy it.
From the Ombudsman's report,
"We found that failings in DWP’s communication about the 1995 Pensions Act negatively affected complainants’ sense of personal autonomy and control over their finances. Complainants also lost opportunities to make informed decisions about some things and to do some things differently.
We did not find the failings resulted in direct financial loss.
“Failings in DWP’s communication about National Insurance qualifying years information did not lead to an injustice for the sample complainants. We looked at the sample complainants’ individual circumstances and we did not find they lost opportunities to add to their starting amount of State Pension.”
as a councillor and work rep, I made sure the work force kept up with pension changes. Alot didnt do anything, and more thought I was delving into their private financial affairs.
I minuted the coal face " there is an administrator in charge of this who is working with the enthusiasm of a Soviet robota" ( leddy worker) - so the admin werent on my side either
actually an awful lot said - I cant do anything as I dont have the extra lu-lu. Yeah the ones who went abroad and drove big cars
30 years ago when I got married my retirement age was 65 and my wifes was 60, the dates were changed, no letters were sent to me telling me that my date was rising to when I was 66 or as yet to my wife telling her it is 67, it was in the press and on the news. I did get a letter asking me if i was going to take my pension but that was within my 65th year. I cannot beleive the folk did/do not know what their retirement age is
There has been another consequence of raising the pension age for women, I don't know how many households are affected or by what degree.
Many husbands are a few years older than their spouse. Some women stop working before their retirement age for many reasons not always through choice. Maybe they have to care for their husbands (£80 a week carers allowance, roughly). Their husbands cannot claim pension credit until their wives reach pension age. No winter fuel allowance for them.
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