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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Andy Burnham rules out paying compensation to Waspi women

Andy Burnham.
Andy Burnham campaigning in the Makerfield constituency this week. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

Andy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to the state pension age – but said he was open to the idea of giving them other benefits.

Burnham had previously indicated he backed compensating as many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s, some of whom claim they lost thousands of pounds because they were ill-informed about the changes.

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