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Millions of ‘Waspi women’ could receive compensation and an apology from the Department for Work and Pensions over state pension changes.
Women born between April 1950 and April 1960 are “owed” money because increases in the state pension age, from 60 to 66, were not communicated properly, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) said in a report on Thursday.
The ombudsman found. that some women were notified of the change to their pension age less than a year before they had been expecting to retire at 60. This left them without enough time to adjust their savings plans,
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The report also said the 3.6 million women affected should have received a letter informing them of the changes up to four years earlier than they did.
The report follows a five-year investigation into alleged failures at the DWP. The ombudsman said that, to date, the DWP has not acknowledged its failings, nor put things right for those affected.
The PHSO used a severity of injustice scale to determine a financial payment that it believes is appropriate and proportionate. The scale has six levels of payment and PHSO has recommended a Level 4 payout of between £1,000 and £2,950 to recognise the “significant” and “lasting impact” suffered by many women.
If the government agrees to this compensation level, it could mean a total cost to the taxpayer of between £3.5 billion and £10 billion.
But the DWP has argued that compensation at Level 3, below £1,000, would be “consistent” with previous payouts made to claimants. The government has not yet confirmed that any level of compensation will be paid to the affected women.
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